{"product_id":"early-20th-century-french-gilt-conscription-badge","title":"Early 20th Century French Gilt Conscription Badge","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFrom the Paris apartment of Patricia and Walter Wells comes this small, irresistible piece of early 20th-century French social history — a pressed-metal conscription badge, gilt-finished and feather-light, that once pinned to the lapel of a young Frenchman newly declared fit for military service.\n\nFormed as a symmetrical wreath of pressed and gilded leaves spreading like wings around a central rectangular cartouche, the badge carries its inscription — *Bon pour les filles*, \"Fit for the girls\" — in bold red lettering against a silvered ground, with further red accents catching the eye across the wreath's surface. \n\nAfter passing the *conseil de révision* — the medical examination determining a young man's fitness for compulsory military service — conscripts were officially declared *bon pour le service*. This cheeky badge twisted that verdict into something altogether more personal: a wink at virility and a celebration of crossing into adulthood. Patricia and Walter found it both fascinating and highly entertaining — a tiny, gleaming footnote to French masculine culture. Frame it, pin it to a ribbon, or display it in a small vitrine alongside other ephemera. It never fails to raise a smile.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition and wear consistent with age and use.\u003cbr\u003eApprox. overall 2\" x 2¼\" x 0½\"   \u003cbr\u003eApprox. overall 5cm x 6cm x 1cm  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chez Pluie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54310837780818,"sku":"25455","price":254.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1166\/6698\/files\/DSC01264_44fa0096-7671-4712-908f-8409a37bb2cd.jpg?v=1787304272","url":"https:\/\/www.chezpluie.com\/products\/early-20th-century-french-gilt-conscription-badge","provider":"Chez Pluie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}