PAGE BEST VIEWED WITH NETSCAPE OR MSIE 4.0 OR HIGHER
PHOTO GALLERY
F.W. ASSMANN & SOHNE
LUDENSCHEID
HOLLOW BACK DIE STAMPED BRASS
NOTICE MARK ON REVERSE,BELOW
HERMANN AURICH, DRESDEN
NOTICE HINGE.
ALMOST FLAT BACK,SLIGHT DISH. DIE CAST.
BRONZE EXAMPLE BELOW.
EWE BADGE. UNKNOWN MAKER.
DIE CAST,GOOD QUALITY MAKE.
FRIEDRICH ORTH
DIE CAST, HIGH QUALITY PIECE...SLIGHT DISH TO BACK OF BADGE.
NOTICE MAKER MARK UNDER HINGE
FRIEDRICH LINDEN..LUDENCHEID
DIE CAST BADGE, NOTICE THE '43 DATE.
THE LINDEN FIRM'S THE ONLY MAKER KNOWN TO THE AUTHOR THAT MADE A COMPLETLY FLAT BACKED BADGE. MANY FAKES ARE OF THE FLAT BACK VARIETY.
FRANK & REIF...STUTTGART
DIE CAST BADGE,RAISED LOGO.
JUNCKER...BERLIN.
NOT MARKED, NOTICE HINGE AND CATCH ON THIS BRONZE EXAMPLE.
DIE CAST, GREAT QUALITY.
JUNCKER BADGES ARE SIMILIAR TO ZIMMERMANN BADGES, HOWEVER THE JUNCKER BADGES ARE FAR RARER, AND THEY ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY FLAT ON THE REVERSE, HAVING BUT A SLIGHT DISH.... ....CHECK OUT THE DOCUMENT LINK ON THE INDEX/FRONT PAGE FOR A DEFINITIVE ARTICLE ON THESE TWO VERY SIMILIAR BADGES.
PHOTO GALLERY PAGE 2
FRANK & REIF VARIATIONS...BOTH UNCOMMON THE HOLLOWBACK UNMARKED SILVER PLATED BRASS AND THE SEMI-HOLLOW IN BRONZE GRADE ARE SHOWN HERE.
RECENTLY IDENTIFIED MAKER FRANKE & CO. PRODUCED DIE CAST EXAMPLES THAT WERE MAKER MARKED IN ZINC AND UNMARKED HOLLOW BACKS.....VERY RARE BADGE. PHOTO COURTESY OF KAI WINKLER SITE.
