A.O.F.B. Tankards
There were several types of tankard produced ; E.P.N.S. tankards, ceramic
tankards and towards the end pewter tankards..
The E.P.N.S. tankards were made by the Birmingham Medal Co and was priced at 25/- ( £1 5 shillings , £1.25 decimal) for a pint pot and 15/- ( 15 shillings , 75p decimal ) for a half pint pot . The tankards had the
A.O.F.B. cufflinks "welded on" and could have a badges of rank (if
eligible) added for a shilling ( 5p decimal). The Birmingham Medal Co. also offered an engraving service for the tankards at 1d per large letter and 9d per dozen for smaller letters.
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Birmingham Medal Co. manufactured tankards - photos courtesy of Paul Turner
Pint Tankard of Tornado BP Fowler Half pint tankard of Norman Turner
The underside of the tankard showing detail enamelling.
Tankard of Monsoon Geoffrey Clayton . This truly unique tankard has the cufflinks, fairy band,
blaster badge, tornado badge, monsoon badge and dog collar soldered on.
Pictures courtesy of Mike Maidment
Liberty's also produced pewter tankards under their Tudric trademark.
Picture courtesy of Brian Kilmister
Ceramic tankards were manufactured by the Ashtead Potters. They were available in 3 different sizes, standard at one and a third pint ( 1 pint for beer a third for the froth ) and larger Blaster and Tornado sizes.
Pictures reproduced by kind permission of Andrew Scott , ashteadpottery.com
Interestingly both Ashtead Potters and the Birmingham Medal Co. employed large numbers of ex-servicemen (many disabled
with injuries from the Great War) in the manufacture of the goods.