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Originally Posted by mike_vee
The fact that some badges were produced with rounded corners would also indicated a "health and safety" concern.
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Hi all
I speculated that the "round cornered" badge was an improvement to avoid mishaps (having worked briefly in a factory with the scars to prove it...).
I also wondered if the "rounding" (Swedish?) was an "unofficial" modification but if you look carefully at the edges of examples you can see that they have been
sheared off and
not filed as you would expect to see if this had been done "in house".
The round edge examples are not as common as the standard ones suggesting that the idea didn't really catch on. Another clue may be the numbering (many different styles of plain, serif, small and large) and I will check my "rounded" badge and see where it fits in to the series.
By the way a BIG thanks to all those who've contributed to the post. It's more than added to my meagre knowledge....