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06-03-2021, 05:05 AM | #1 |
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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. |
06-03-2021, 05:19 AM | #2 |
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Re: Early Ford Employee Badge
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06-03-2021, 08:35 AM | #3 |
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Re: Early Ford Employee Badge
I am guessing here, but I think that the tool tag was for a meter permanently assigned to R.C.Ross. Perhaps R.C.Ross was an inspector or a lab technician who used the meter on a daily basis. The tool crib that was home to the meter would be responsible for its periodic maintenance and calibration.
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06-03-2021, 08:39 AM | #4 |
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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.
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06-03-2021, 10:58 AM | #5 |
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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."
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06-03-2021, 11:00 AM | #6 |
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06-11-2021, 11:54 AM | #7 |
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Re: Early Ford Employee Badge
Man I'd love to find one of these from Atlanta as I live just outside Atlanta....
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