Cap badge; Standard roundel type cap badge, as issued to central area bus crews, 1934 - 1987

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Reference number	1996/712
Description	Bus crew's roundel style cap badge, chrome-plated with embossed inscription "LONDON TRANSPORT" across the bar with pecking, infilled with blue enamel on bar and white enamel in the circle. 2 lugs on back, with no pin. Maker's name, "J.R. GAUNT" embossed on back. This badge is of the chrome plated type produced after the late 1950s, and is most likely to be the version produced from 1964, as described in Lawrence (1989). (JA)
Manufacturer	JR Gaunt London
Dates	1964
Collection	Uniforms
Object type	Cap badge
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Bus Capbadge Most common Bus
Completeness	100% 100% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	37mm
  Width	47mm
  Depth	20mm

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	White Blue Silver

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Inscription	LONDON TRANSPORT J.R. GAUNT / LONDON

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Material	Chrome plated metal Enamel

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Manufacturer	JR Gaunt London, 1964

• Associated companies, people and places

  Company

  Attribute	Value
  Company	Central Area Bus crew, 1937-1987
  Issued to	Central area bus crews,