ID Badge

[ALABEAR]

Found this badge in Tennessee. On the top it has the letters T.P.C. The number 28 in the middle and ROCKWOOD on the bottom. It Is 1 3/4". There is a Rockwood, Tn. but I have no ideal of what the letters stand for or what the badge is for. Thanks

 

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[greengorilla]

could mean Tournament Players Club (golf) in Rockwood TN

 

[duggap]

I have been thru Rockwood, TN and I doubt that there is a TPC course around there. It is sort of off the beaten path. I may be wrong.

 

[NGE]

Therte most definately is a tournament players course in Rockwood, Tennessee. Just googled it.

 

[ALABEAR]

It is made out of iron. I don't know if they would have made them that way for golf. Not unless it is very old golf badge.

 

[nhbenz]

I agree Alabear, this is not related to the mentioned golf association. The TPC started around 1980 or so? And they do not have a course in Rockwood, TN (but, yes there are golf courses there). And the construction of your item would appear to be at least 70 yrs old. Beyond that I have no idea, but I didn't want to see research going in the wrong direction.

 

[trikikiwi]

My WAG...
Theatre Players Club

Cool find, whatever it is.

Mike

 

[duggap]

Thanks for correcting me on the golf course. I had no idea that there was a course there.

 

[ALABEAR]

Do any of you think it could be Tennessee Phone Company? Did the phone company workers use badges along time ago?

 

[Jagdpanther]

TPC - The Phone Company.

Reference the movie - "The President's Analyst" 1967.

I'd put it back

 

[phoxx]

turn pike commission rockwood pa

 

[Monty]

I have a street car conductors badge that looks very much the same. It's from the Sand Springs Railway and it has SSRWY on it with a number. Was there ever a trolly line near there? Monty

 

[Mackaydon]

Tennessee Power Company ??

 

[Blacksheep]

TN. products corp.

This could be the answer, a mine inspectors badge?

http://www.tnhistoryforkids.org/local/hickman

 

[BomberJohn]

Tennessee Parks Commission

 

[nanagolddigger]

very cool...check out the .....Tennessee Products Corporation...