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Badge - "M&MTB Employee 55", Stokes and Sons, 1920s

  • "M&MTB Employee 55" - front

    "M&MTB Employee 55" - front

  • "M&MTB Employee 55" - rear

    "M&MTB Employee 55" - rear

  • "M&MTB Employee 55" - front
  • "M&MTB Employee 55" - rear

Historical information

Use to identify a tramway employee, that provided free travel on the tramway system. Made by Stokes and Sons

Significance

Demonstrates the method of identifying MMTB employees.

Physical description

Round pressed brass badge with the words "Employee" pressed into the centre of the badge, around the bottom portion of the badge, the number "55". Has a nickel-plated finish with the M&MTB initials on the top part of the badge. On the rear of the badge, two metal lugs have been soldered onto the badge to enable it to be worn on a uniform with a leather strap on a button. Part of the leather strap remains and has been tucked in.

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