prefix letter on Ford Badges

[Ray64]

I still have my original FORD badge .I worked in the FOUNDRY and it is an F #

 

[Gary in MN]

Hi Ray64, what plant did you work at ? Gary

 

[Tudortomnz]

Worldwide Employee Badges, ID Cards, Passes & Permits book by James Krucki is now the reference for this subject. No need for wrong facts by non experts, nearly every Ford badge ever made is covered by an expert .

 

[Brad in Germany]

....a couple Model A era Ford employee badges from Belgium :

These were discovered about 25 years ago, buried in an old metal scrap yard just outside of Antwerp, Belgium. They were dug up by a backhoe as the property owners were in the process of clearing the property to build new apartment buildings. The backhoe operator thought that he had struck gold and of course stopped digging to see what he had found.

According to a former employee from the Ford plant in Antwerp, Belgium, employees were required to turn in their employee badges when they left employment at Ford, else they would be subjected to a stiff fine, which would be deducted out of their final pay. So most Belgian employees of course turned in their badges when they left Ford.

The same former Ford employee added that, when Ford changed badges at the Antwerp Ford plant, the old badges were collected (swapped out for a new style badge) and each of the old ones was accounted for and then individually smashed with a hammer and then scrapped. Here are a couple of the cleaned-up, smashed badges, front and back:

Thus finding an old intact Ford employee badge from Belgium is quite rare.

Brad in Maryland

 

[Rougewelder]

I'd like to get one of those Belgium badges, smashed or otherwise

 

[Ray64]

I have one of my old FORD badges with P as first letter which designates Casting plant First two letters denotes Dept. When you changed departments you was issued a different badge I worked in the CLEVELAND FOUNDRY for 43 YRS

 

[Ray in La Mesa]

The Montevideo badge isn't the only one out there, I have one also. Price was considerably down a couple atmospheres though. Reasonable but not cheap.

 

[Rougewelder]

I have one of my old FORD badges with P as first letter which designates Casting plant First two letters denotes Dept. When you changed departments you was issued a different badge I worked in the CLEVELAND FOUNDRY for 43 YRS

You have a picture of your badge?

 

[slpowers]

I have my father's badge from the Windsor, ON, Canada plant. The number is G-0706. This goes back at least to the 40s perhaps prior but Im not sure.

Tried to add a photo but it won't let me attach it from my file so not sure how to do it.

Anyone collect these?

 

[Gene F]

I have one from the glass shop.

 

[Rougewelder]

I have my father's badge from the Windsor, ON, Canada plant. The number is G-0706. This goes back at least to the 40s perhaps prior but Im not sure.

Tried to add a photo but it won't let me attach it from my file so not sure how to do it.

Anyone collect these?

I collect employee badges, can you message me a pic?