Here are two more from the BCLM.
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The one on the left is another example of the curly top
with the old coat of arms. It is also marked "Callenders".
That on the right shows what seems to be the logo of the
Wolverhampton District Electric Tramways.
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This raises a separate problem. The BCLM says
this logo belong to Birmingham and Midlands Tramways and it appears
in that context on some of their restored vehicles. But we
know it was used by the Wolverhampton tramways department and
appears, for example, on their building in Mount Pleasant, Bilston.
But Steve Winder tells us that "this logo was, in fact, that of the
British Electric Traction Company, and was used throughout their
operations". Can anyone offer a convincing explanation of all
this? Who was using whose logo? What, if anything, was
the association between the companies?
The following photos have kindly been provided
by Keith Pople, who is a designer of LV Pillars with Lucy.
He found these old Lucy products in their factory in Oxford.
This pillar dates back to 1921 and was in use in Linton Road, Oxford. The
photos below show another type of box and the interior of yet another old
box.
Whilst we cannot record here all the Lucy boxes,
and their ilk, that ever were, we must add this one, provided
for us by Alec Hamilton:
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Alec found this in Hales Road, Cheltenham and it is
one of a number he found in that splendid town. Officially
they are called Lucy Pillars and, in Cheltenham, were associated
with the functioning of the street lights (and not, as had been
supposed before Alec got to work on them, in connection with the
trams) . We do not appear to have any of these in
Wolverhampton. But they may all have disappeared: Alec
has recorded the demise of most of them in Cheltenham. His
experience emphasizes the importance of our efforts to preserve
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