This cable tram Gripman’s badge, or driver’s badge, was part of a tram driver’s uniform. The inscriptions on the front of the badge identify it as belonging to Gripman number 14, at the South Melbourne Car House depot of the Tramways Board. The Gripman Badge would be re-issued whenever another Gripman takes over the position. Cable trams were invented in America in 1873. In Melbourne, cable trams were in use from 1885 until 1940, with a network of up to 1200 cable cars or 'dummies' and trailers travelling at around 9.5 miles (15km) per hour along 46 miles (74km) of double tracks. The Gripman drove the dummy car, operating the heavy levers to connect the gripping gears to the cable installed in a slot in the road. To turn at intersections he would skilfully disconnect, freewheel around the corner and carefully reconnect to the continuously operating steel cable. Large winding gears in an Engine House along the line pulled the cable along, powered by steam engines and later electric engines. The gripping gears were in the centre of the car's floor with seating all around the sides, a dangerous place for curious children. , whose worried parents would guide them into the tram that was towed behind the dummy car. The Melbourne Tramways Board operated the cable trams between July 1916 and November 1919 after taking over from the privately operated Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company. In 1919, the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) took over the Tramways Board. Stokes & Sons: - The maker of the badge, Thomas Stokes, migrated to Melbourne from Birmingham in 1854 and set up business in Mincer Lane as a die-sinker, producing medals, tokens, buttons and silverware, and an engraving service. He moved to Flinders Lane in 1856. After a time, in 1894, the business became Stokes & Sons Pty: Ltd, electroplates and badge makers at Post Office Place in Melbourne. The maker's mark 'Stokes & Sons' was made on badges until 1962. LOCAL CONNECTION: -t was common practice to recycle the used cables from the tramway. For example, the Wollaston Bridge in Warrnambool, Victoria, is suspended by recycled cable tram Melbourne. (Other recycled cables were used for fencing wire.) -Portland's cable tram is an example of the cable trams used in Melbourne from 1885 to 1940.This badge was used to identify a Gripman who operated a cable car tram's dummy car for the Tramways Board in Melbourne between 1916 and 1919. It represents the need for people to be able to identify workers in the service industry, a need still addressed today by staff ID badges and digital identification. The badge also represents the period in Melbourne's history when cable cars were used for public transport for over four decades, gradually changing from steam to electric power. Trams still have an important role in Melbourne's public transport. Badge, round hollow metal dome with two open metal guides on the back. A cable tram Gripman (driver) badge with embossed inscriptions on the front and stamped on the back. There is a logo of entwined letters T and B on the front. It identifies Gripman number 14, South Melbourne, Tramway Board. It was made by Stokes & Sons of Melbourne. Impressed into the front: "S / 14 / M" "GRIPMAN" Logo intertwined "T" and "B" Embossed on reverse "STOKES &o SONS"flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, badge, gripman, stokes & sons, numesmatics, tramway, tram, tram driver, uniform, cable tram, identification, cable car driver, tramway board, south melbourne, melbourne tramways board, tb, mtb, mmtb, melbourne and metropolitan tramways board, tramway button, gripman button, id, identification badg, staff badge, name badge, employee, grip car, dummy car

.1 Blue Invoice from Stokes & Sons to Ballarat Junior Technical School Old Boys' Association - C/- Mr R G McCahon. Invoice No. W 06319 .2 White Quotation Form from Stokes & Sons to Ballarat Junior Technical School Old Boys' Association - C/- Mr R G McCahon. From R D Lavelle, Badge Department

Demonstrates the detail of the uniform of tramway/motorman workers.1940 - Cap Badge for a "Motorman". Made from a cast brass item, nickel plated to indicate the position held by the wearer on their cap as part of their uniform. Cast in the form of the handwritten or script word/s and underlined. On the rear, silver soldered on are two brass loops at either of the badge to enable it to be sewn or fitted with clips onto the cap. On the back of the back of the badge in very small letters is the name of the manufacturer - Stokes & Sons / Melbourne. Same manufacturers logo as in Reg Item 1937. Part of the ESCo company and possibly early SEC uniform. ESCo employee number on a special lapel bade - see Reg. item 1952. Not used by the SEC from 1940 - employee number on the cap but early SEC uniforms show them on the collar of the jacked - not known if this uniform adopted. See Reg. Item 1368 for photos of early SEC uniform showing badge on the neck. Assumed collected by Les Denmead from materials left over from the ESCo era in the SEC offices. 1940.1 - Item - as above, with "Stokes & Sons" stamped into metal on rear of badge. Item ex SEC. Item 1940.1 added 2/1/05. BACK - Stokes & Sonstramways, trams, cap badge, hat badge, uniforms, esco, btm, ballarat tramways

City of St Kilda milk tokens were aluminium tokens that residents could use to pay for daily doorstep milk deliveries. Customers left them inside empty glass bottles to be swapped for fresh, cold deliveries of milk. The tokens were manufactured by Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, a Melbourne-based company founded by Thomas Stokes who migrated to Australia from Birmingham, England, in the 1850s. He established his business Thomas Stokes, Medalist, which eventually became Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, in 1863.Round aluminium uniface token with square hole in the centre.On front: CITY OF ST KILDA MILK TOKEN. On back: STOKES & SONS MELBcity of st kilda, milk tokens

These bright shine Survey Corps buttons were used on ceremonial military uniforms by a member of the Royal Australian Survey Corps between 1974 and 1996. Donated by 317246 WO1 John Phillips (RASvy) who served in RASvy Corps 1974 - 19964 x medium sized bright shine gold military buttons with Royal Australian Survey Corps insignia on them. Each button has a slide clip at the rear to attach them to a uniform.Stokes and Sons, Melbourneroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr

Spare buttons for RAAF uniform from "Peter Stoklahsa", enlisted 1966 - 1987. Refer Cat No. 7674P.Gold colour RAAF uniform buttons of five different sizes. on front of buttons is the RAAF Eagle emblem with a crown on top. Back of buttons are concave. most have a ring to attach to the uniform, with the smaller buttons having a bolt.Engraved on back "Stokes & Sons - Melbourne" raaf, uniform, buttons, peter stoklahsa

The 49th (Prahran) Infantry was a part-time pre-World War I militia unit that was established in 1912 and was absorbed into the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) during World War I. Brass hat badge with the number 49 superimposed on a map of Australia, on each side of which are wattle branches. At the top of the badge is a scroll with the words '49TH (PRAHRAN) INFANTRY'. This is surmounted with a crown. Below the map is a scroll containing the motto 'STAND FAST'.Stamped on reverse 'STOKES & SONS/ MELB'49 prahran infantry, militia

Button used by The Met on their uniform jackets with the first logo or symbol used by The Met.Demonstrates a The Met Uniform button.Button - brass - The MTA (Metropolitan Transit Authority) of The Met logo with a raised metal finish - made by Stokes Australia - approx. 23mm dia. The badge backing piece is brass. It is fitted with a lug for sewing onto a jacket and have name of manufacturer stamped on rear part. Two copies held. The second copy has a section of thread wound around the lug,"Stokes & Sons Australia" stamped on the rear.trams, tramways, melbourne tramways, uniforms, buttons, the met, mta

In 1922 the Numismatic Association of Victoria decided not to have a medallion struck to commemorate the opening of the first passenger railway in Australia, Melbourne to Sandridge. Two members of the Association, Alfred CHITTY and William Alfred HALL subsequently designed a medallion and created a private issue of 50 pieces produced by Stokes & Sons.Bronze medallion commemorating the opening of the Melbourne to Sandridge railway 12 September 1854 also early Victorian railways - Melbourne to Geelong, 1857; Melbourne to St Kilda, 1857; Melbourne to Williamstown, 1859; Melbourne to Essendon, 1860. The design on the front of the medallion is based on S T Gill's drawing "The City of Terminus of the M. & H.B. Railway Co. 1854" with the initials of the creators at the bottom "A.C." - Alfred CHITTY, "S & S" - Stokes & Sons and W.A.H. - William Alfred HALL.alfred chitty, stokes & sons, william alfred hall, transport - railways, melbourne & hobsons bay railway

Set of six large gold Coat button and four small cap buttons. Has an eyelet or ring fixed to the back and stamped either "Stokes and Sons Victoria" or "Stokes and Sons Australia" 8 additional buttons added from Ron Scholten 11-6-2022.trams, tramways, buttons, mmtb, uniforms

Demonstrates the manufacture of uniform items and their use in uniforms for tramway crews in Ballarat.Four No. brass SEC buttons, small, used in caps to retain the cap band (plastic - See Reg Item 4451). Made with three parts, front pressing, base and loop. Front is the SEC logo, back has the manufacturers name stamped in, "Stokes Sons" (Stokes and Sons Melbourne).tramways, trams, sec, cap, uniforms, buttons

Part of flight Lieutenant Ian A. 'Joe' Lyons MBE Collection. See Catalogue No. 5374P for his service record.Rectangular silver coloured metal name badge with dark blue lettering. Fastening pin and hook attached to the back.On the front of the badge: 'LYONS'. Stamped on the back: 'STOKES & SONS'.badge, accessory, ian a. 'joe' lyons

Each button bears the Insignia of Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME). Part of the Cooper Collection.Collection of four large and seven small round gold coloured buttons. Each button bears a unit insignia - RAEME. Each button has a loop on back for attaching to an army jacket.Stamped on back of large buttons: 'STOKES & SONS, MELB'. Stamped on back of small buttons: 'STOKES, MELB.'cooper collection, uniform, buttons, raeme

The City of St Kilda was amalgamated with Port Melbourne and South Melbourne to form the City of Port Phillip in 1994.Round brass badge with City of St Kilda crest in the middle. Around the rim, inscribed in gold against a blue enamel background, are the words 'City of St Kilda'. On the back are two brass loops and split pins to keep the badge in place, possibly on a hat.On the front: CITY OF ST. KILDA On the back: STOKES & SONS MELB city of st kilda

Badge No. 52330 issued to Colin McNeill, No.5771, of Camperdown, 14th Battalion. Part of the Kevin John Herdman, No.397661, collection. See Cat No. 5942P for details of his service.Circular brass badge with King's crown at top. Centre features a Rising Sun over the letters A.I.F. The rear has two lugs for fixing to clothing. Lettering around edge of badge reads 'ISSUED BY DEPT OF DEFENCE, RETURNED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE'.Stamped on back of badge:'52330'. Makers mark: 'STOKES & SON, MELB.'kevin john herdman, colin mcneill, badge returned from active service, ww1

Issued to Sister Kathleen Heaphy of Australian Army Nursing service. Sister Heaphy was attached, for part of her service, to 28 Camp Hospital Internment camp 1.Small round button with a metal shank. Crown and map of Australia and wording around the circumference. A split pin is through the shanks. Red cotton around the shank.Australian Military Forces A crown and map of Australia Stokes and Sons Melbaustralian army nursing service, sister kathleen heaphy, 28 camp hospital internment camp 1, brass buttons

Set of seven nickel silver MMTB Coat buttons and two brass. Buttons (approx. 22mm dia) are made by Stokes and Sons Melbourne. The badge backing piece is nickel silver or brass. They are fitted with a lug for sewing onto a jacket and have name of manufacturer stamped on rear part. Three of the Stokes and Sons badges have one two small hole,trams, tramways, melbourne tramways, uniforms, buttons, mmtb

Coat button - round metal with a stamped imprint of The Met logo and painted gold. Has an eyelet or ring fixed to the back and with the raised letters "Stokes and Sons".trams, tramways, buttons, the met, uniforms

Has a strong association with motorman D. J. Everett - cap badge number 28.Nickel plated silver cap badge, No. 28 consisting of two numerals joined together by bars top and bottom, with two brass lugs (have been cut off). Made by Stokes and Sons Melbourne. Has word "Stokes" stamped into the badge along the top bar.tramways, trams, cap, badges, uniforms, crews

This badge, which was used in the mid to late 1900's (Scouts started in Australia in 1909) clearly demonstrates that the families in the Kiewa Valley although slightly remote were still able to participate in one of the prime "boy" only social groups. The Boy Scouting movement brought together boys from all the socio-economic areas in the Australian population. The scouting group applied the concept of self sufficiency and friendship to all its membership. It was an avenue to cross the boundaries of distance and regional mores. Many of the boys in the Kiewa Valley and its regions would have been more "in tune" with the core principles of the scouting movement because being in a rural environment and "living on the land" was a day to day part of their life. What was an important aspect to they was the "mateship" and the belonging to a very large, and international, group of "like minded" boys. This avenue of interacting with a larger group of boys cut through the "small population" mores of a rural and at times isolated environment. This Boy Scouting activity was both mentally and physically significant to growing boys within the Kiewa Valley as it opened up the world to them.This brass badge has a front formed in a half circle base supporting a "Fleur de Leis" in a spear shape with "cut outs" at the appropriate places to provide the emphasis needed to project the form. Attached to the badge is a crescent moon shaped pronged frame for attaching the badge to lapels or collars or button eyelets. On the bottom scroll "BOY SCOUTS" and on the back type fastener "STOKES & SONS" below this "Melb".societies, boy scouts, apparel badges, numismatics badges

Part of the Cooper Collection.Collection of three large and twelve small copper coloured army uniform buttons. Each features a raised map of 'Australia below a Kings Crown. Word 'Australian Military Forces' written around the edge of each button. metal loop on the back of each for attaching to a ubniform.Various Manufacturers names stamped on back: AJ. PARKES, BRISBANE STOKES & SONS, MELBOURNE J.R. GAUNT & SON LD, LONDON P.J. KING PRY LTD, MELBOURNE, K.G. LUKE PTY LTDcooper collection, buttons, uniform, australian military forces

Set of eight small silver MMTB Coat buttons with brass backs and hooks. Five of the buttons (approx. 16mm dia) are made by Stokes and Sons Melbourne and three by Buttons of Birmingham UK One of the button has a metal clip in the rear. Four large, one brass finished and three nickel silver buttons, 23mm dia. with brass backs and hooks. Two by Stokes and Sons and two by Buttons of Birmingham.trams, tramways, melbourne tramways, uniforms, buttons, mmtb

Used by tramways to indicate the position of the person to a passenger or another employee. Most likely made as a general production item by Stokes for tramways and railways.Demonstrates an item made to indicate the wearer's position of the tramway employee.Uniform Badge for a "Conductor". Manufactured by Stokes and Sons, Melbourne. Made from a cast brass item and then nickel plated. Cast in the form of the handwritten or script word/s and underlined and rounded to fit on a cap. On the rear, silver soldered on are two brass loops at either of the badge to enable to be sewn or fitted with clips onto a cap. On the back of the back of the badge in very small letters is the name of the manufacturer - Stokes & Sons / Melbourne. tramways, trams, cap badge, hat badge, uniforms

.1 Blue invoice relating to an order of 100 gilt and enamel tiepins for the Ballarat Junior Technical School Old Boys Association - C/- Mr R Hoching .2 Pink credit note relating to the sales tax exemption on the goods ordered in invoice above .3 Receipt relating to invoice and credit note. Three penny stamp duty stamp attached to receipt.

Used by the MMTB as part of a tram crew or inspectors uniform .Demonstrates a MMTB uniform button.Set of two uniform buttons - two pressed metal sections provided with a lug or eye to sew the button onto a uniform jacked. The nickel-plated badge is stamped "Stokes & Sons Victoria" while the brass button is stamped "Stokes Australia". The brass button is missing the sewing eye or lug. tramways, mmtb, crews, drivers, conductors, uniforms, buttons

.1) “81” on the badge denotes owner was a financial member of the RSL in 1981. .2 & .3) Possibly issued to WWI veteran..1) Enamelled Returned Soldier's, Sailors & Airmen badge with metal crown attached to top. .2) & .3) Returned Soldiers & Sailors Imperial League badge..1) 66280 on rear. Badge remains property of League Stokes Melb. Copyright V80458. .2) Copyright V69575 Stokes & Sons Melbourne. .3) Copyright 65280.badges, membership, rsl

Set of five nickel silver MMTB Coat buttons. Three of the buttons (approx. 22mm dia) are made by Stokes and Sons Melbourne and the two (approx. 25mm dia) are made by K. G. Luke Australasia. The badge backing piece is brass. It is fitted with a lug for sewing onto a jacket and have name of manufacturer stamped on rear part. The Stokes and Sons badges are two small holes in the rear, while the Luke's badges do not.trams, tramways, melbourne tramways, uniforms, buttons, mmtb

Brass round badge with crown on top. In centre - rising sun A.I.F. Around edge written "issued by Dept of Defence" and "Returned from active service" on back 214 243 Stokes & Sons Melb.As abovemedal, a.i.f.