Button [ATC (Auckland Tramways Company)]
Maker and role
William Dowler and Sons Limited, Manufacturer
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Object detail
Accession number
2006.81
Description
Three ATC (Auckland Tramways Company) buttons. Each button is chrome plated and the 3 letters A, T and C are interlaced on the button.
Marks
ATC Embossed
Wm. Dowler & Sons Ltd. Birmingham Inscribed
ATC Logo
WM DOWLER & SONS LTD / BIRMM Maker's Mark
Wm. Dowler & Sons Ltd. Birmingham Inscribed
ATC Logo
WM DOWLER & SONS LTD / BIRMM Maker's Mark
Media/Materials
Credit Line
William Dowler and Sons Limited. Button [ATC (Auckland Tramways Company)], 2006.81. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
Public comments
Thank you for this information
- MOTAT Curatorial Research posted 3 years ago.
The ACT stands for Auckland City Corporation Tramways. ACT for short. This was Auckland Council name and they ran the tramway from 1919-1929 until the formation of the Auckland Transport Board. Same for all the ACT buttons and badges in the collection. Kind Regards.
- David Cawood posted 3 years ago.