- Title:
- Whistle on chain with St. Christopher medallion attached
- Object name(s):
- Whistle; Medal
- Brief description:
- A chrome plated Acme Thunderer whistle on a brass chain with an aluminium St. Christopher medallion attached on the bottom.
- Collection:
- National Tramway Museum
- Associated concept:
- Costume Accessories: Uniform
- Associated concept:
- Coins and Medals
- Inscription content:
- "THE ACME THUNDERER MADE IN ENGLAND".
- Inscription description:
- Stamp appears in upper case lettering and in two different font sizes. "THE ACME" and "THUNDERER" are located one above the other and are both curved upwards. Note: there does not appear to be a space between "THE" and "ACME" on the whistle. The country of manufacture appears below in a smaller font size, with "MADE IN" located above "ENGLAND".
- Inscription description:
- Stamped initials are in upper case and represent the company name Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Company Limited.
- Inscription method:
- Stamped
- Inscription position:
- Top part of whistle.
- Inscription position:
- Right hand side of the whistle.
- Inscription type:
- stamp
- Inscription content:
- "B.M.M.O".
- Inscription description:
- Stamp appears in upper case lettering and in two different font sizes. "THE ACME" and "THUNDERER" are located one above the other and are both curved upwards. Note: there does not appear to be a space between "THE" and "ACME" on the whistle. The country of manufacture appears below in a smaller font size, with "MADE IN" located above "ENGLAND".
- Inscription description:
- Stamped initials are in upper case and represent the company name Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Company Limited.
- Inscription method:
- Stamped
- Inscription position:
- Top part of whistle.
- Inscription position:
- Right hand side of the whistle.
- Inscription type:
- stamp
- Material:
- Whistle
- Object name:
- Whistle; Medal
- Object number:
- 2013.38.3
- Object production person:
- BIRMINGHAM & MIDLAND MOTOR OMNIBUS COMPANY LIMITED
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/9218d036-1fd2-3b0f-aef2-61796179ab9e
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/9218d036-1fd2-3b0f-aef2-61796179ab9e, National Tramway Museum, CC BY-NC
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