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Badge - "M.B. Socy Committee 34 - All lines", Tramway Board, 1910s

  • "M.B. Socy Committee 34 - All lines"

    "M.B. Socy Committee 34 - All lines"

  • "M.B. Socy Committee 34 - All lines"

    "M.B. Socy Committee 34 - All lines" - rear

  • "M.B. Socy Committee 7 - All lines"

    "M.B. Socy Committee 7 - All lines"

  • "M.B. Socy Committee 34 - All lines"
  • "M.B. Socy Committee 34 - All lines"
  • "M.B. Socy Committee 7 - All lines"

Historical information

Use to identify a Tramways Medical Benefit Society Committee Member and available for free travel on all lines on the Tramway Board and MMTB systems. The Medical Benefit Society or Tramway Friendly Society provided mutual benefit funds for cable tramway employees.

Significance

Demonstrates the method of identifying Medical Benefit Society Committee members and providing them with free travel.

Physical description

Round pressed brass badge with the words "M.B. Socy Committee" pressed into the centre of the badge, and around the top part "34 - All lines" and the Tramway Board logo on the bottom. Two lugs have been soldered onto the rear to enable a leather strap to be fitted. Traces of black enamel paint that infilled the words remain. Second copy - slightly different layout - No. "7"

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