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Item 005 - VW Badge

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  • Fonds
  • JR Butler's Internet of Things - a collection of objects amassed over a lifetime whether bought, found or given and which no longer serve any purpose other than as a mnemonic.

  • Reference Code
  • JRB/OE 008

  • Title
  • VW Badge

  • Creator
  • Volkswagen Motors, Made in Germany

  • Date
  • Circa 2002

  • Unit of Description
  • Motor Vehicle Insignia

  • Level of Description
  • VW Grille badge from a Mark 3 Golf 1.6 CL attached to a bath plug chain.

  • Provenance
  • Reclaimed from the roadside following a head on collision between my Golf and an unobservant private ambulance. My car was a write-off and this was amongst the articles I could carry from the scene before it was towed away. It also reminds me that this is the third VW Golf I have scrapped - two written off, one fell apart and that I need to be careful in my current one - (despite the fact I crashed after 3 weeks). I also kept it as a homage to my early days as a hiphop fan - when a VW badge was the de rigeur accessory, thanks to Mike D from the Beastie Boys - and have worn it at the odd gig.

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