Gday Mal / All

Ive still got some old buttons of the dark blue M&MTB uniform
from the 70s.
The TB is the same as the one on the Grippies badge.

Cheers, Mick.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mal Rowe" brill21e@...>
To: TramsDownUnder@...>
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:10 AM
Subject: [TramsDownUnder] Re: FW: Gripman Tag

>

>> --- InTramsDownUnder@..., "Mal Rowe" <brill21e@> wrote:

>> >

>> > It is a Melbourne Gripman's badge. The logo is "TB" - being

>> Tramways

>> > Board" the body that ran the cable trams between the end of the

> MT&O

>> Co

>> > lease in 1916 and the establishment of the M&MTB in 1919.

>

> --- InTramsDownUnder@..., "Joe Thompson"

> <cable_car_guy@...> wrote:

>> Thank you for the information. It is interesting that it falls

> within

>> a window of just a few years. I will let him know. It looks like

> a

>> nice thing to have.

>

> Hi Joe,

>

> Although the Tramways Board had a short life, I think that the logo

> was used as an alternative (especially for buttons) for much longer.

> Perhaps others can advise?

>

> By the way, the TDU archives have a pic of a similar badge for te

> bendigo Tramways from the same era. See:

> http://tdu.to/59893.msg/Buttons_and_Badges_Bendigo_12Apr2008.jpg

>

> Perhaps the badges had some sort of legal ststus in the State of

> Victoria?

>

> The pic of the badge sent by Joe is at:

> http://tdu.to/msg/msg75108/_DSC5561.JPG

>

> Mal Rowe - still in Vancouver.