The Technological Institute of Great Britain - student’s badge (1940’s / 1950’s)
The Technological Institute of Great Britain (TIGB) was founded in 1917 to provide postal correspondences courses in engineering disciplines (distance learning). The TIGB also set examinations that led to recognised qualifications.
This badge shows the college crest that was in use during the 1940’s and 1950’s and presumably was issued to each new paid-up students who enrolled onto their courses.
Distance Learning started in Britain around the 1880’s with such pioneers as the Bennett College in Sheffield. By the 1920’s this method of learning had become commonplace and other colleges offering postal correspondence courses in engineering were the The National Institute of Engineering and The British Institute of Engineering Technology. By the 1950’s these correspondence colleges had amalgamated as part of the Cleaver-Hume Press publishing company, although each institute continued to offer courses under their own names.
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References:
www.glias.org.uk/news/182news.html (See chapter titled Fifty Years Ago containing information about correspondence courses in engineering).
maps.google.com/maps?q=23-28+Fleet+Street,+London+EC4Y,+U... (Temple Bar House, 23-28 Fleet Street, London EC4 where the TIGB were located throughout).
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Enamels: 3 (blue, black & white).
Finish: Gilt.
Material: Brass.
Fixer: Buttonhole (horseshoe shaped clasp).
Size: ¾” x 1 1/8” (about 20mm x 28mm).
Process: Die stamped.
Imprint: BIRMINGHAM MEDAL CO.
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Thank you for reading.
Stuart.
The Technological Institute of Great Britain - student’s badge (1940’s / 1950’s)
The Technological Institute of Great Britain (TIGB) was founded in 1917 to provide postal correspondences courses in engineering disciplines (distance learning). The TIGB also set examinations that led to recognised qualifications.
This badge shows the college crest that was in use during the 1940’s and 1950’s and presumably was issued to each new paid-up students who enrolled onto their courses.
Distance Learning started in Britain around the 1880’s with such pioneers as the Bennett College in Sheffield. By the 1920’s this method of learning had become commonplace and other colleges offering postal correspondence courses in engineering were the The National Institute of Engineering and The British Institute of Engineering Technology. By the 1950’s these correspondence colleges had amalgamated as part of the Cleaver-Hume Press publishing company, although each institute continued to offer courses under their own names.
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References:
www.glias.org.uk/news/182news.html (See chapter titled Fifty Years Ago containing information about correspondence courses in engineering).
maps.google.com/maps?q=23-28+Fleet+Street,+London+EC4Y,+U... (Temple Bar House, 23-28 Fleet Street, London EC4 where the TIGB were located throughout).
.
Enamels: 3 (blue, black & white).
Finish: Gilt.
Material: Brass.
Fixer: Buttonhole (horseshoe shaped clasp).
Size: ¾” x 1 1/8” (about 20mm x 28mm).
Process: Die stamped.
Imprint: BIRMINGHAM MEDAL CO.
.
Thank you for reading.
Stuart.