Jowett badge on ebay

[ian Howell]

First, a 'public' thank you to Tony for sending me (far more promptly than I expected / deserved) a rubbing of the large script badge.

I was not in a rush to get this done as the car will work perfectly well without it, but having seen the quality of Tony's pattern I am planning to put the badge nearer to the top of rhe work schedule.

BUT (there is always a BUT): -

What thickness should the material be? In an earlier post Pat mentioned that the badges were cast. If so this would make them about 1/8" (3mm ish) thick with an uneven back surface, but HEAVY! I suspect from the rubbing (and the small script that I have) that they were punched out of sheet.

Next, how were they held on to the rad? I suspect two or three long studs rivetted / brazed / soft / silver soldered on to the badge and then secured by bars or large washers on the back of the rad core. But which, and what diameter were they?

And where? I mean, where were the studs or whatever fixed to the script?

Also, were the scripts nickel plated, chrome plated (new material in 1930 - very posh, the nuts on the 'pram' irons are chromed, the wheel nuts are not) or just polished brass?

The devil is still in the detail!