Many of the United Empire Loyalists who settled around Brant’s Ford after The American Revolution were retired Butler’s Rangers who had fought beside and traded extensively with Joseph Brant’s Six Nations warriors. 

Brantford Town Crier’s uniform is based on that of a Sergeant-major in the Butler’s Rangers (c. 1780).  The City of Brantford colours - black, white and red - are shown in the hat and the Native beadwork of the stock, garters and medallion.  The hat is a Colonial Officer’s bi-corn and bears the City badge.  The medallion may be either a Native spear head encasing a “daffodil” telephone, to recognize Brantford’s founding peoples and its best known invention or a bronze stamp of the city’s crest.  The jabot (ruffles) bears the Chamber of Commerce 125th Anniversary pin.  Brantford’s greatest sports hero, Wayne Gretzky is sometimes symbolized by a pewter dog-tag showing “99”.  Footwear may be either Officer’s buckled shoes or boots.  Sometimes a red cape with black caplet laden with guild affiliation badges is added.  And the most recent additions are the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal for Community Service and the Ontario Guild of Town Criers Distinguished Service Medal.

The scroll shows either the City crest or a modified McKee Family crest.  The bell is embossed to identify the City and the Crier and the bell handle is hand carved from cherry and African Blackwood to look like the speaking part of a “daffodil” telephone.