Early Ford Employee Badge
 

I acquired a badge that has the following information on it. (Ford, mtr, co, atlanta and the employee name) Other posts says this style was a tool tag. If it is a triangle tool tag then why does it not have a number on it. I believe it might be an early badge considering what it says.

Has anyone if ever seen one like this with the employees name on it. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Re: Early Ford Employee Badge
 

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...p;d=1622714709
Information wanted on this original Ford Employee Badge?

Re: Early Ford Employee Badge
 

Re: Early Ford Employee Badge
 

The earliest known Ford badges were oval (1912-1915) with the winged Ford logo and a number. 1915-27 were Model T shaped. In 1918 they introduced the Radiator style concurrent with Model T style.

There is a great reference book that is very detailed about the badges.
https://www.hemmings.com/stories/201...passes-permits

My guess about your item...R.C. Ross was the guy responsible for stamping the numbers onto the tool checks and decided when no one was looking to personalize one.

Re: Early Ford Employee Badge
 

I posted your picture in another group and this was one of the responses;

"Blanks are pretty common to find. From what I’m to understand, all metal badges & tool checks, except for the really early ones made by Whitehead & Hoag, were produced in-house at the Nankin Mills Village Industry Plant in Michigan. My best guess would be blanks would be sent down to the individual plants alongside matched badges & checks in case more checks needed to be produced. R.C. Ross might have been the badge crib or tool crib attendant at Atlanta and just made himself up a custom check."

Re: Early Ford Employee Badge
 

From what I have been told he was a shop forman for Ford in Atlanta.

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Man I'd love to find one of these from Atlanta as I live just outside Atlanta....