Trinkets....

[jim1932]

I picked these up to use them as a key chain. What sort of Ford trinkets do you have?

[ford38v8]

Those are tool chits. An employee leaves one at the tool room in exchange for a borrowed tool. His badge number on the chit ensures return at the end of the day. Those chits you have are pretty fancy! I've never seen such fancy dancy ones!

[jim1932]

YaH, I'm a Fancy Chit!

I liked them because they are from the Rouge plant. I am sure there are thousands of them out there. Like I said, I like little trinkets like these, not expensive, but part of the history.

[Bob NH]

We met a nice fellow from around the Dearborn area at Hershey one year and he had quite a selection of dishware as well as silverware from the Rouge plant dining halls as well as the tool tags with the Ford logo so we gathered up a few pieces which I treasure along with other simple collectibles.

[jrhaelig]

I found these in my Dad's treasure chest when I was a kid.

They are about the size of half dollars.

Photo is a little fuzzy. The caption says Thirty Years of Progress with the other side saying 1903 and 1933 on each side


Never thought at the time that I would own my own early V8.

[jim1932]

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Originally Posted by jrhaelig

I found these in my Dad's treasure chest when I was a kid.

They are about the size of half dollars.

Photo is a little fuzzy. The caption says Thirty Years of Progress with the other side saying 1903 and 1933 on each side


Never thought at the time that I would own my own early V8.

Those are really cool.

[Mark Slight]

I have a collection of "Rouge" tool chits, the workers who were authorized to use tools from the tool crib were issued 5 "chits" that were numberd with the same number as their Ford Rouge Badge. They were also known as "tool checks", to check out tools.

Some of the "Henry Ford Trade School" students had them also, the "Trade School" was on the Rouge Factory grounds near the "Motor Plant" building. The students spent two weeks at the Rouge plant and the the next two weeks at their Private Trade School loacation off Michigan Blvd. between Greenfiled and Southfield Roads.

In this case "F" preceding the number indicated Administration, Traffic,Etc. and later Engine Assembly. The last graduating class was in 1952. (Photo attachment of 5 "chits".)

Mark Slight class of 1952.

[ken ct]

I have one on my key ring and usta have one on my hunting dogs collar.There kind of neat. ken ct.

[Lawson Cox]

I have a Blue silk Ribbon (faded to purple now) what says,

"Winner
_____
National Sales Contest
JUNE-JULY
1935

Attached to the ribbon is a round medalion that is stamped Ford V8 San Diego 1935 on the front and on the reverse it says Ford 1935 in the center and has a border with slanted lines going around the entire edge. Across the top there is a place for winner's name to be inserted in a slot. The place for the winners name is approx 1 1/4 inches by 3/8". The ribbon itself is about 1 1/2" long. A nice little award.

I will try and get a photo of it and post it later on.

[BILL WZOREK]

Mark Slight :

That is real COOL

That had to be a Proud & Important time in your life to have kept the Tag's all these years.

[jim1932]

So what was the "River Rouge" I was told that is what the R. Rouge was. Supposedly one of mine is tool and die. Anyway to tell when they were issued? Be kinda neat if you had one from the same period as your car?

[Mark Slight]

Jim1932,

From the information I have they started in 1932 they were still using them in 1954. They switched to a plastic photo ID sometime later. I don't have the exact date.

Let me know the letter proceding the number on your badge I can at least tell you what part of the Rouge plant it was issued to. They used most of the letters from A to Z.

A- was Motor Assembly. 1932 and later Rouge badges.
B -was Motor Crankshaft. "
C- was Maintenance. "

Model A badges were different.

"River Rouge" was where the Rouge plant was located next to the Rouge River, The tankers and ore carriers came in on the Rouge River to the palnt and unloaded. Ford Motor Co. owned their own fleet.

Mark

[2ndgeer]

Here's a watch fob or keychain tag that is just right for the keys to my 1950 F1. I think the plant was (is?) in Buffalo, NY.

[jim1932]

Originally Posted by Mark Slight

Jim1932,

From the information I have they started in 1932 they were still using them in 1954. They switched to a plastic photo ID sometime later. I don't have the exact date.

Let me know the letter proceding the number on your badge I can at least tell you what part of the Rouge plant it was issued to. They used most of the letters from A to Z.

A- was Motor building.
B -was Motor building, paper.
C- was Plant, Tank engine,Power palnt, Specialty Foundry.

"River Rouge" was where the Rouge plant was located next to the Rouge River, The tankers and ore carriers came in on the Rouge River to the palnt and unloaded. Ford Motor Co. owned their own fleet.

Mark

I have a river rouge with an N and a rouge with a W. This is really cool information. I love it when for a few bucks you can get something connected to all this history. Same people had one of Sparrows Point in Baltimore (US Steel, not Ford) which closed recently.

[Mark Slight]

Jim,

N-Is Stock, Blacksmiths.
W-Is Crankshaft, Dies, Jigs.
This is correct from 1932 to the 1960's The letters ment something else in the Model A days I was told.

Hope this helps, Mark

[jim1932]

So is a lower number older than a higher number?

[Mark Slight]

Jim,

That is a good question, I've never seen any information regarding that, sorry.

Mark

[mike42]

Mark I worked at the ford rouge office bldg. in the early 60 's. Spent time at Dearborn engine as well as tool and die plant. Where did you work at the time ?

There were 10 or 15 guys from the last class of '52

Mike

[Mark Slight]

I was in the last graduating class, "T" section.

Mark

[Bob NH]

My tag is marked X-1730 ? any ideas ?