Button [ATC (Auckland Tramways Company)]

Object detail

Accession number

2006.81

Maker

William Dowler and Sons Limited

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

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal/Chromium

Credit Line

William Dowler and Sons Limited. Button [ATC (Auckland Tramways Company)], 2006.81. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Insignia Button, Insignia Communication Artefacts Personal Symbols Status Symbols

Production place

Birmingham West Midlands England Great Britain British Isles Europe Great Britain United Kingdom

Collection type

Tramways Transport

Subject auto tags

Wheel Paperweight Toy Automotive lighting Automotive tire Rim Ornament Automotive wheel system Glass Art

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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.

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