Associated Equipment Company AEC Trucks badge

A scarce original post war 'AEC Trucks promotional badge'; small silver plated rectangular example inlaid with red enamel and depicting a large 'V', the reverse impressed with maker's details 'H.W.Miller Ltd B'Ham 18'. Good condition, complete with original pin fittings, enamel intact, silver plating with minor service wear. Size 17 x 14mm. Width 26mm. Associated Equipment Company (AEC) was a British vehicle manufacturer that built buses, motorcoaches and trucks from 1912 until 1979. During the Second World War they produced nearly 10,000 vehicles for the war effort including the Matador artillery tractor, the AEC Armoured Car and the Deacon self-propelled anti-tank gun vehicle used briefly in North Africa.