John --
I, for one, will never again look at those commission plates without
thinking of those lads and their sacrifice.
Geo.
On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 1:58 PM, John Macartney <
flywheelcoventry1@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Jim
>
> Sadly I can't help with sizing issues except to say they weren't always in
> the same 'font.' What I can tell you is all commission plates between about
> 1946 and 1975 were hand stamped by a small group of five men who were given
> jobs at Standard-Triumph immediately after WW2 by the then CEO. I remember
> all of them (though not now by name) and they were employed because of
> their horrendous war injuries. Two, to my certain knowledge got badly shot
> up on the beaches on D-Day (6 June 1944) and were seriously disabled, one
> had been an RAF fighter pilot with indescribable burns and two had had a
> very rough time in the PoW camps in Burma. It was an incredibly boring job
> but they all did it assiduously until some years past retirement age and
> while the spacing and positioning of the letters and numbers may not have
> been absolutely precise, they rarely, if ever got it wrong.
>
> Jonmac
>
> PS Totally useless information about the query but I thought some listers
> might appreciate the story that lurked behind?
>
> *From:* Geo Hahn <ahwahneetr@gmail.com>
> *To:* James Henningsen <trguy75@gmail.com>
> *Cc:* Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> *Sent:* Monday, 4 November 2013, 1:35
> *Subject:* Re: [TR] Commission Number Question
>
> I believe 1/8" is correct -- what is harder to do is match the font. In
> particular 3s and 4s may be hard to find in the original style. But then
> that is a very small detail to some.
>
> Geo
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 6:03 PM, James Henningsen <trguy75@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Anyone know the correct size of punch set letters/numbers one would use
> to
> > replicate the original commission numbers. It is a 1962 TR4 commission
> > plate and they look like 1/8 inch. I know all the questions regarding
> > legality by states etc. Just wanted to know what the factory size is
> > supposed to be for these.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Jim Henningsen
> >
> > Ocala, FL
> >
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