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Originally Posted by KLR
A year or so ago I spent a few hours in Birmingham Central Library going through Gaunt archives. They had always had their factory in B'ham but an office in London - for prestige. Circumstances caused them to finally abandon the London office in 1964 (or 5, I can't get at my notes at the mo). I believe that this was reflected in what was marked on their badges. As corroboration, Chris gave the date of 1964 in his AA book though I wasn't aware that metal badges were treated any differently.
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The London office was not 'abandoned' in 1964 (or 5 for that matter). Gaunt occupied 5 Warwick Street until 1973. They then relocated to 1 – 8 Batemans Buildings, Soho Square, London until 1991, then very briefly to Covent Garden. The London office was closed in 1993.