Epaulettes [ARA]

Maker and role
Auckland Regional Authority, Commissioned by

Object detail

Accession number

2023.62.20

Maker

Auckland Regional Authority

Description

ARA Transport Epaulettes.

Part 1: Green cotton epaulette with "ARA / TRANSPORT" stitched on it in yellow thread. Seam down back.

Part 2: Green cotton epaulette with "ARA / TRANSPORT" stitched on it in yellow thread. Seam down back.

Brief History

These epaulettes were worn by ARA Drivers doing charter work and may have been used by Inspectors during the late1960s and 1970s when the Inspectors uniforms were green. Later Inspector uniforms were black with a white shirt to differentiate from Driver uniforms.

Marks

ARA / TRANSPORT Stitched

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Textile/Cotton

Credit Line

Auckland Regional Authority. Epaulettes [ARA], 2023.62.20. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Insignia Insignia, Shoulder Epaulet Communication Artefacts Personal Symbols Status Symbols

Collection type

Bus Collection Road Transport Transport

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