- Title:
- "Leeds Corporation" badge
- Object name(s):
- Badge
- Brief description:
- Small, round, dark blue badge with 'Leeds City Tramways' and the number 81 surrounding an 'LCE' logo on the front. Issued by Leeds Education Department and belonged to Ernest Taylor.
- Collection:
- National Tramway Museum
- Inscription content:
- Cast and enamelled - "LEEDS CITY TRAMWAYS" and "LCE"; stamped - "81".
- Inscription description:
- "LEEDS CITY TRAMWAYS" appears in upper case letters and curves downwards around the edge of the badge; "LCE" appears also in upper case lettering inside a dark blue enamel circle in the centre of the badge on the front side. The number "81" is stamped in the centre of the bottom of the badge, and represents the employee's badge number.
- Inscription description:
- The manufacturer's information appears in upper case embossed lettering in different font sizes; the company and location "RAWCLIFFES LTD.. LEEDS." appear in a smaller font size at the bottom of the badge, and curves upwards along the edge of the badge. Note: the two full stops that appear to the right hand side of "LTD.." are actually placed after the letter "L", and the letters "TD" appear in a smaller font size and are located to the top right hand side of the previous letter "L".
- Inscription method:
- Cast and enamelled; stamped
- Inscription method:
- Cast
- Inscription position:
- Front side of badge.
- Inscription position:
- Reverse side of badge.
- Inscription type:
- Logo
- Inscription type:
- Issuer's information
- Inscription content:
- "IF FOUND PLEASE RETURN TO LEEDS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT RAWCLIFFES LTD.. LEEDS.".
- Inscription description:
- "LEEDS CITY TRAMWAYS" appears in upper case letters and curves downwards around the edge of the badge; "LCE" appears also in upper case lettering inside a dark blue enamel circle in the centre of the badge on the front side. The number "81" is stamped in the centre of the bottom of the badge, and represents the employee's badge number.
- Inscription description:
- The manufacturer's information appears in upper case embossed lettering in different font sizes; the company and location "RAWCLIFFES LTD.. LEEDS." appear in a smaller font size at the bottom of the badge, and curves upwards along the edge of the badge. Note: the two full stops that appear to the right hand side of "LTD.." are actually placed after the letter "L", and the letters "TD" appear in a smaller font size and are located to the top right hand side of the previous letter "L".
- Inscription method:
- Cast and enamelled; stamped
- Inscription method:
- Cast
- Inscription position:
- Front side of badge.
- Inscription position:
- Reverse side of badge.
- Inscription type:
- Logo
- Inscription type:
- Issuer's information
- Material:
- Badge
- Material:
- Decoration
- Object name:
- Badge
- Object number:
- 2017.11.08
- Object production person:
- Leeds Education Department
- Object production person:
- Leeds Corporation Tramways
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/b6dd5db2-d6af-3f0f-ae5a-133b51a441c5
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/b6dd5db2-d6af-3f0f-ae5a-133b51a441c5, National Tramway Museum, CC BY-NC
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