Memorabilia relating to Jack Braughton, Great Britain 5,000 metres runner at the 1948 London Olympic Games, including his competitor's badge in bronze

Memorabilia relating to Jack Braughton, Great Britain 5,000 metres runner at the 1948 London Olympic Games, including his competitor's badge in bronze with a view of Westminster above Olympic Rings, orange ribbon, brooch fitting; together with a Team GB blazer badge, official ID card & travel pass, compliments card from Lyle & Scott who provided Braughton's running shorts, luggage label and adhesive sticker, envelope with official photographs, four programmes for the athletics, some official correspondence and other miscellaneous items (a qty.) In what were very different times, the British athlete Jack Braughton was not permitted a full day off work on the day of the 5,000 metres at the London 1948 Olympic Games. He had to put in a morning shift on a building site before travelling to Wembley Stadium on the tube for his heat.