1918 POR - Domestic Service Badge
A Guide must know the general rules for sweeping, dusting, and scrubbing; must turn out a room properly, clean and polish the floor, brasses, copper, knives, silver, windows, and furniture; clean the boots and blacklead and clean the stove; remove stains from a carpet and candle grease from the upholstery; arrange flowers; look out a train and connections in the railway time-table; lay a table correctly for a meal and wait on two persons, quietly and neatly, at a (pretended) dinner.
Show a knowledge of how to use, clean, and oil a sewing machine.
1919 POR - Domestic Service
A Guide must know the general rules for sweeping, dusting, and scrubbing; must turn out a room properly, clean and polish the floor, brasses, copper, knives, silver, windows, and furniture; clean the boots and blacklead and clean the stove; remove stains from a carpet and candle grease from the upholstery; arrange flowers; look out a train and connections in the railway time-table; lay a table correctly for a meal and wait on two persons, quietly and neatly, at a (pretended) dinner.
1921 POR - Domestic Service Badge
A Guide must know the general rules for sweeping, dusting and scrubbing; must turn out a room properly, clean and polish the floor, brasses, copper, knives, silver, windows and furniture; clean the boots and blacklead and clean the stove; remove stains from a carpet and candle grease from upholstery; arrange flowers; look out a train and connections in the railway time-table; lay a table correctly for a meal, and wait on two persons, quietly and neatly, at a (pretended) dinner.
1924 POR - Domestic Service Badge
A Guide must know the general rules for sweeping, dusting and scrubbing; must turn out a room properly, clean and polish the floor, brasses, copper, knives, silver, windows, and furniture; clean the boots and blacklead and clean the stove; remove stains from a carpet and candle grease from the upholstery; arrange flowers; lay a table correctly for a meal, and wait on two persons, quietly and neatly, at a (pretended) dinner; know how to call up, and answer a telephone correctly, or look out a train and connections in a railway timetable.
1929 POR - Domestic Service Badge
A Guide must demonstrate sweeping, dusting, scrubbing; and washing-up kitchen and table utensils; must turn out a room properly, clean and polish the floor, brasses, copper, knives, silver, windows and furniture; clean the boots and blacklead and clean the stove; remove stains from a carpet and candle grease from the upholstery; arrange flowers; lay a table correctly for a meal, and wait on two persons, quietly and neatly, at a (pretended) dinner, know how to call up and answer a telephone correctly, or look out a train and connections in a railway time table.
1930 POR - Domestic Service Badge
A Guide must demonstrate sweeping, dusting, scrubbing; and washing-up kitchen and table utensils; must turn out a room properly, clean and polish the floor, brasses, copper, knives and silver, windows and furniture; clean the boots and blacklead and clean the stove; remove stains from a carpet and candle grease from the upholstery; arrange flowers; lay a table correctly for a meal, and wait on two persons, quietly and neatly, at a (pretended) dinner, know how to call up and answer a telephone correctly, or look out a train and connections in a railway time table.
1931 POR - Domestic Service Badge
A Guide must demonstrate sweeping, dusting, scrubbing; and washing-up kitchen and table utensils; must turn out a room properly, clean and polish the floor, brasses, copper, knives and silver, windows and furniture; clean the boots and blacklead and clean the stove; remove stains from a carpet and candle grease from the upholstery; arrange flowers; lay a table correctly for a meal, and wait on two persons, quietly and neatly, at a (pretended) dinner, know how to call up and answer a telephone correctly, or look out connections in a timetable for railway or bus.
1932 POR - Domestic Service Badge
Demonstrate sweeping, dusting, scrubbing; and washing-up kitchen and table utensils; turn out a room properly, clean and polish the floor, brasses, copper, knives silver, windows and furniture; clean the boots and blacklead and clean the stove and lay the fire; remove stains from a carpet and candle grease from the upholstery; lay a table correctly for a meal, and wait on two persons, quietly and neatly, at a (pretended) dinner, know how to call up and answer a telephone correctly, or look out connections in a time table for railway or bus.
1935 POR - Domestic Service Badge
1) Demonstrate; Sweeping, dusting, scrubbing, washing-up kitchen and table utensils.
2) Clean and polish the floor, brasses, copper, knives, silver, windows and furniture; clean boots; blacklead and clean the fireplace or clean a gas cooker; lay and light a fire.
3) Lay a table correctly for a meal and wait on two persons, quietly and neatly, at a pretended dinner.
4) Know how to use a telephone or look out connections in a timetable for railway or bus.
5) Have turned out a room properly. Remove stains from a carpet and candle grease from upholstery.
1938 POR - Domestic Service Badge
1) Demonstrate; Sweeping, dusting, scrubbing, washing-up kitchen and table utensils.
2) Clean and polish the floor, brasses, copper, knives, silver, windows and furniture; clean boots; blacklead and clean the fireplace or clean a gas or electric cooker; lay and light a fire.
3) Lay a table correctly for a meal and wait on two persons, quietly and neatly, at a pretended dinner.
4) Know how to use a telephone or look out connections in a timetable for railway or bus.
5) Have turned out a room properly. Remove stains from a carpet and candle grease from upholstery.
1939 POR - Domestic Service Badge
1) Demonstrate; Sweeping, dusting, scrubbing, washing-up kitchen and table utensils.
2) Clean and polish the floor, brasses, copper, knives, silver, windows and furniture; clean boots; blacklead and clean the fireplace or clean a gas or electric cooker; lay and light a fire.
3) Lay a table correctly for a meal and wait on two persons, quietly and neatly, at a pretended dinner.
4) Use a telephone or look out connections in a timetable for railway or bus.
5) Have turned out a room properly. Remove stains from a carpet and candle grease from upholstery.
1942 (November) POR - Domestic Service Badge
The Domestic Service Badge has been amalgamated with the Homemaker Badge.