Up for sale is a highly collectible, 100% authentic 1950s Golden Fleece service station manager / driveway attendant cap badge. Manufactured in Melbourne by Bertram Bros, this is an iconic piece of Australian motoring history featuring the golden merino ram over a deep blue guilloché enamel banner.

 

True collectors will appreciate that this is an honest, character-rich survivor showing 70+ years of genuine age and roadside service.

 

CONDITION REPORT:

- Front Enamel: The blue glass enamel fills the main body of the scroll beautifully with no text damage. It features minor, authentic enamel loss along the top seam directly under the ram's legs and stable micro-crazing consistent with its 70+ years of age.

- Rear Fixing Loops: Crucially, both heavy, original brass backing loops are completely intact, structurally solid, and unmodified—a feature that is very often broken or ground off on surviving badges.

- Authenticity: 100% genuine vintage period piece (NOT a modern resin reproduction). Heavy stamped metal construction with a beautiful natural brass patina and aged oxidation on the reverse.

- Note: Missing the small split pin/cotter pin used to lock it to a hat (easily replaced with a standard hobby pin for display board mounting).

 

DIMENSIONS:

- Height: 4.0 cm

- Width: 4.0 cm

- Depth: 1.0 cm

 

DELIVERY & PICKUP TERMS:

- Local Pickup: Available for cash or upfront payment from Thornleigh, NSW 2120.

- Postage: Tracked shipping available Australia-wide or worldwide at buyer's expense. Will be packed defensively in a rigid, padded box to guarantee the historic enamel is perfectly protected in transit.

 

A premier addition to any serious garagenalia collection, oil bottle display, or high-end man cave.