Badge for an Exeter Quay porter

This badge was worn by a porter working at Exeter quay. It is one of a several such items in the museum collections. Each badge has a different number which relates either to individual porters, or to warehouses on the quay.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
962/1904/13
Category
Antiquities
Collection Class
Social and industrial history
Collection Area Region
Northern Europe
Material
copper alloy
Common Name
badge for an Exeter Quay porter
Simple Name
badge
Period Classification
Georgian (1714-1837); Victorian (1837-1901)

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porter’s badge, Exeter Quay, number 46