Badge
Description
A New Plymouth Borough Council beach inspector's badge. The circular enamelled brass badge has a white centre, a blue outer ring and a gold border. "NPBC BEACH INSPECTOR" is written in gold on the badge. There is a simple pin and clasp on the reverse. "SWAN/DUNEDIN" is stamped on the reverse.
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Manufacturer
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Classification
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This
badge
was
found
among
the
estate
of
Jack
and
Milly
Nisbet
by
their
nephew
Graeme
Johns
in
2003.
The
Nisbets
operated
the
Palladium
tearooms
at
Ngamotu
Beach
during
the
1930s
and
1940s
and
were
involved
in
various
paid
and
unpaid
roles
on
the
beach
until
the
mid
1960s.
Accession number
A97.705
Collection type
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