ITT Creed Ltd (UK) - long service badges (1950’s - 1980’s)
20, 30 and 40 years long service badges issued by the ITT Creed Company of England. Each star denoted 10 years long and loyal service with the company. Creeds had two factories being at Croydon (later Hollingbury in Brighton/Hove) and at Treforest in South Wales. The badge image shows the ITT emblem, an allegory of Commerce uniting the world with a band of electricity, a reference to the company's dominance in international telegraphy.
ITT Creed Company (International Telephone & Telegraphs) were part of the ITT Corporation (US), whose headquarters are still in New York. ITT Creed of England manufactured teleprinters for use with telegraphy, telex machines and later fax machines. Creed Company was originally established Glasgow later moving to Croydon and in the mid 1960's to Hollingbury in Brighton & Hove taking over the old Underwood typewriter factory there. By 1967 there were some 1,600 employees working at Creeds, rising to over 2,000 by the early 1970’s. In 1975 the ITT Creed name was changed to Standard Telephone & Cables (STC) and remained a subsidiary of the ITT Corporation (US). During the 1980’s, developments in computer technology and communications were rendering the Teleprinter and Telex obsolete and by the mid 1980’s ITT Creed had closed (1985?), a major blow to employment in the region. The factory premises were demolished and today the site is a retail park.
Frederick George Creed (1871-1957) was the inventor of the first commercially available Teleprinter for use with telegraphy. In 1912 he set up Creed, Bille & Company of South Croydon (UK) in conjunction with the Danish telegraph engineer, Harald Bille. Following Bille’s death in a railway accident in 1916, the company was renamed Creed & Company. In 1924 the company launched its first teleprinter machine called the Model 1P and built on its commercial success to become a dominant manufacturer of telegraphy equipment in Britain. Creed & Company became part of the ITT Corporation (US) in July 1928.
In preparation for the War, in 1939 Creed built a subsidiary factory at Treforest in South Wales. Creeds carried out important wartime work for the defence forces and were renowned for their automatic bomb sights. In the event, the Croydon premise survived the war unscathed by the Luftwaffe’s bombing and continued in production when the company moved to Hollingbury.
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References:
www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/page_id__10402_path__0p115p2... (ITT Creed of Hollingbury, Brighton & Hove).
www.rtty.com/England/creed2.html (Creed & Company, the first 50 years by Alan Hobbs).
www.rtty.com/England/creed444.html (ITT Creed of England manufactured Teleprinters for use with telegraphy and Telex machines that conformed with GPO Standards).
www.samhallas.co.uk/repository/telegraph/creed_444_biblio... (The Creed 444 Teleprinter, one of their best sellers in its day).
www.rtty.com/England/creed1.html (More information about Creed’s Teleprinters).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_G._Creed (Frederick George Creed, inventor of the after whom the company was named).
archive.rhondda-cynon-taf.gov.uk/treorchy/index.php?a=ind... (Photo of the ITT Creed premises taken 1976 at Treforest in Wales).
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Enamels: 1 (as pictured above).
Finish: Gilt.
Material: Brass.
Fixer: Pin & butterfly clutch fastener.
Size: 5/8” diameter (about 16mm).
Process: Die stamped.
Makers: No maker’s name or mark.
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Thank you for reading.
Stuart.
ITT Creed Ltd (UK) - long service badges (1950’s - 1980’s)
20, 30 and 40 years long service badges issued by the ITT Creed Company of England. Each star denoted 10 years long and loyal service with the company. Creeds had two factories being at Croydon (later Hollingbury in Brighton/Hove) and at Treforest in South Wales. The badge image shows the ITT emblem, an allegory of Commerce uniting the world with a band of electricity, a reference to the company's dominance in international telegraphy.
ITT Creed Company (International Telephone & Telegraphs) were part of the ITT Corporation (US), whose headquarters are still in New York. ITT Creed of England manufactured teleprinters for use with telegraphy, telex machines and later fax machines. Creed Company was originally established Glasgow later moving to Croydon and in the mid 1960's to Hollingbury in Brighton & Hove taking over the old Underwood typewriter factory there. By 1967 there were some 1,600 employees working at Creeds, rising to over 2,000 by the early 1970’s. In 1975 the ITT Creed name was changed to Standard Telephone & Cables (STC) and remained a subsidiary of the ITT Corporation (US). During the 1980’s, developments in computer technology and communications were rendering the Teleprinter and Telex obsolete and by the mid 1980’s ITT Creed had closed (1985?), a major blow to employment in the region. The factory premises were demolished and today the site is a retail park.
Frederick George Creed (1871-1957) was the inventor of the first commercially available Teleprinter for use with telegraphy. In 1912 he set up Creed, Bille & Company of South Croydon (UK) in conjunction with the Danish telegraph engineer, Harald Bille. Following Bille’s death in a railway accident in 1916, the company was renamed Creed & Company. In 1924 the company launched its first teleprinter machine called the Model 1P and built on its commercial success to become a dominant manufacturer of telegraphy equipment in Britain. Creed & Company became part of the ITT Corporation (US) in July 1928.
In preparation for the War, in 1939 Creed built a subsidiary factory at Treforest in South Wales. Creeds carried out important wartime work for the defence forces and were renowned for their automatic bomb sights. In the event, the Croydon premise survived the war unscathed by the Luftwaffe’s bombing and continued in production when the company moved to Hollingbury.
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References:
www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/page_id__10402_path__0p115p2... (ITT Creed of Hollingbury, Brighton & Hove).
www.rtty.com/England/creed2.html (Creed & Company, the first 50 years by Alan Hobbs).
www.rtty.com/England/creed444.html (ITT Creed of England manufactured Teleprinters for use with telegraphy and Telex machines that conformed with GPO Standards).
www.samhallas.co.uk/repository/telegraph/creed_444_biblio... (The Creed 444 Teleprinter, one of their best sellers in its day).
www.rtty.com/England/creed1.html (More information about Creed’s Teleprinters).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_G._Creed (Frederick George Creed, inventor of the after whom the company was named).
archive.rhondda-cynon-taf.gov.uk/treorchy/index.php?a=ind... (Photo of the ITT Creed premises taken 1976 at Treforest in Wales).
.
Enamels: 1 (as pictured above).
Finish: Gilt.
Material: Brass.
Fixer: Pin & butterfly clutch fastener.
Size: 5/8” diameter (about 16mm).
Process: Die stamped.
Makers: No maker’s name or mark.
.
Thank you for reading.
Stuart.