D/|\D marked tools

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Dianaa

Some NSW Govt departments used to brand items with the broad arrow device. I can think of tyres on NSW Govt Buses and tools belonging to NSW Govt Railways although the NSWGR was the most common mark.

I have a WW2 109 radio set with the NSWGR plate on it. I guess the railways used some of the sets for field communications post WW2 .

Not forgetting the poor souls transported out to various colonies with the broad arrow on their clothing .

[David Dunlop]

While trying to sort out some radio markings recently, I did run across a very informative website related to the British Broad Arrow history of usage. Seems it may have got it's start a few centuries back when it was first used on stone mile posts set up across England. At least as far as the British Broad Arrow is concerned, unauthorized copy of it on any goods is extremely illegal. Not sure about the markings used in other Commonwealth countries, however.

David

[malcolm erik bogaert]

I was up in Dunbar,Scotland last week I noticed a well cut block of sandstone cut into the harbnour wall..it had the WD and the large arrow Mark with PS 1 underneath cheers malcolm

[Dianaa]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

I have a WW2 109 radio set with the NSWGR plate on it. I guess the railways used some of the sets for field communications post WW2 .

Not forgetting the poor souls transported out to various colonies with the broad arrow on their clothing .

Good thing that they didn't use the broad arrow branding iron on the convicts!

It may be the case that the broad arrow tools in the railways etc were war surplus too.

Interesting, in a Land Rover workshop trailer I purchased some time ago there were a pile of pick heads that were left there when the trailer went to auction. Only about 1/3 were marked with the broad arrow and few if any of them had the "D^D". Many were very old and well used including ones with Metters written in script stamped into the casting. I would hazard a guess some were likely WWII or earlier.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Dianaa

g ones with Metters written in script stamped into the casting. I would hazard a guess some were likely WWII or earlier.

Metters made cast iron/enameled household gas stoves in large numbers .

[motto]

Metters - That brings back childhood memories of early TV personality Evie Hayes advertising their products with the slogan 'If it's Metters, it's modern'.
Sadly both Evie and Metters were consigned to history many years ago.

David