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| Buck Jones Club Horseshoe Badge |
| Repro (shown)
is cast metal with an oval attachment. Authentic (on mouseover): The original Buck Jones Club Horseshoe badge was stamped brass. It was offered by Grape Nut Flakes in 1937 from the radio series Hoofbeats. 1-piece pin is soldered to back. |
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| Buck Rogers Origin Storybook |
| Repro (shown):
Full
color reprint from 1994- available from Amazon for $6.95.
Nicely done. No Kellogg's ad on back. Authentic (on mouseover): This Buck Rogers Origin Storybook was a Kellogg's premium from 1933. Original has Kellogg's ad on back cover. |
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| Captain Midnight 1941 Code-O-Graph |
| Repro
(shown): Cast metal. Rotor attached with hole through
center. Authentic (on mouseover): Original 1941 Captain Midnight Code-O-Graph is stamped brass. Rotor held in place by the tabs on each side. 1st of 9 Captain Midnight Code-O-Graphs from Ovaltine. |
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| Captain Midnight '41 COG Rear View |
| Repro (shown):
Back is very plain with no way to set the master
code. Replica mfg. by Klutz, Inc. Authentic (on mouseover): On the rotor are 2 settings for "Master Code" & "Super Code". (Thanks to Stephen Kallis, Jr. for the info & pics) |
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| Captain Midnight 1941 Code-O-Graph (2) |
| Repro (shown):
A much nicer looking replica than the previous
from Klutz. Cast metal. Note hole in center of rotor. Authentic (on mouseover): Original 1941 Captain Midnight Code-O-Graph is stamped brass. Rotor held in place by the tabs on each side |
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| Captain Midnight '41 COG (2) Rear View |
| Repro (shown):
Cast metal. Note the pin is much lower. Authentic (on mouseover): Thanks again to Stephen Kallis Jr. for the info & pics on both replica versions plus the authentic. |
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| Dick Tracy Girls Division |
| Repro (shown):
Oval shaped pin attachment on back w/ point protected.
Shadows on face of pin artificial darkened.
Authentic (on mouseover): Dick Tracy premium from 1939 from Quaker cereals. Stamped brass. Safety pin type soldered directly to back of badge w/ no oval attachment. |
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| Dick Tracy Secret Service Patrol |
| Repro (shown):
3" cello. May also be in other sizes. Authentic (on mouseover): This 1938 Dick Tracy Members pinback is seen mainly as a 1 3/8" litho, but there is also an authentic 1 1/4" cello version w/ a few minor design differences- both from Parisian Novelty. |
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| Dick Tracy Crime Stoppers |
| Repro (shown):
Cast metal w/ oval shaped pin attachment. Authentic (on mouseover): Original Dick Tracy Crime Stoppers badge of the 50s is stamped brass w/ simple, 1-piece pin soldered directly to back of badge. |
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| Dick Tracy Member Secret Service Patrol |
| Repro (shown):
Stamped metal. Marked on back: "A.E. CO. UTICA
N.Y.". Oval shaped pin attachment on back w/ point protected. Authentic: 1939 Dick Tracy premium from Quaker cereals. Original was stamped brass. Pin attached directly to back. |
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| Don Winslow Squadron of Peace Ensign |
| Repro (shown):
Cast w/ oval shaped pin attachment on back. Shadows on
face of pin artificial darkened. Authentic (on mouseover): Simple, 1-piece pin soldered directly to back. Note: Both say "ROBBINS CO. ATTLEBORO" on back. |
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| Green Hornet Adventure Club |
| Repro (shown):
1 1/4" cello. Note extra leg at front tip
of left wing. Authentic (on mouseover): No extra leg. Also inside of wings is a fine dot pattern. "PHILADELPHIA BADGE CO. PHILA PA" on curl |
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| Green Hornet Strikes Again Adventure Club |
| Repro (shown):
1 1/4" cello. Main lettering style is typeset (Futura). Authentic: 1 1/4" cello. Only 2 colors- dark green & tan (no red, blue,or yellow). Main lettering was not typeset (hand lettered). |
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| Green Hornet Loyalty Club |
| Repro (shown):
1 1/4" cello. Authentic (on mouseover): 1 1/4" cello. The authentic Green Hornet Loyalty Club pinback is quite scarce. It's very easy to spot the difference between the two. The real one has only 2 shades of green (no red, blue,or yellow). |
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| Howdy Doody Television Set |
| Fantasy Item:
1 1/8" x 7/8". Also seen: Lone Ranger, Roy Rogers, Roy Rogers on Trigger, Annie Oakley on Target (in color), Superman (George Reeves), Amos & Andy w/ Kingfish, Three Stooges, Elvis, Beatles, KISS, Cisco Kid & Pancho... |
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| Jet Jackson Ring |
| Fantasy Item. After Ovaltine had given up sponsorship of Captain Midnight in the late 50s, the show continued in some areas under the name Jet Jackson. There are no known authentic Jet Jackson premiums. |
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| Jimmie Allen Flying Cadet Airplane Pin |
| Repro (shown):
Cast metal. Artificial shading around lettering.
Note the uneven wing lengths. Pin point protected with an extra
bend. Authentic (on mouseover): Stamped brass. Point on pin is exposed. |
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| Lone Ranger Safety Club Bond Bread |
| Repro (shown):
Cast metal. Oval shaped pin attachment on back
w/ point protected. Authentic (on mouseover): Stamped brass appx. 1 1/4" x 1 1/2". Simple, 1-piece pin, w/ point exposed, soldered directly to back of badge. |
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| Lone Ranger Safety Scout Silvercup Bread |
| Repro (shown):
Oval shaped pin attachment on back w/ point protected.
Image looks flat. Authentic (on mouseover): Simple 1-piece pin w/ point exposed soldered directly to back of badge. Lone Ranger & Silver are more dimensional. |
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| Lone Ranger Chief Scout Badge |
| Repro (shown):
Brown tone. "SILVERCUP" in thin sans-serif
lettering. Oval shaped pin attachment. Authentic (on mouseover): Bright plated brass. "SILVERCUP" in bold serifed letters. Pin soldered directly to back. |
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| Lone Ranger Club Horseshoe Badge |
| Repro (shown):
Cast metal w/ oval shaped pin attachment. Authentic: Stamped brass w/ simple, 1-piece pin soldered directly to back of badge. |
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| Radio Orphan Annie's Secret Society |
| Repro (shown):
Has an extra bend on the pin on back to protect
from the point. Authentic (on mouseover): Stamped brass. No extra bend on pin (point exposed). |
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| Rocky Jones Silvercup Bread PB |
| Repro (shown):
Cello Authentic (on mouseover): 1 3/8" litho. Johnston Cookies example shown |
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| Roy Rogers Deputy Sheriff |
| Repro (shown):
Cast metal. Plain back. Authentic (on mouseover): Original Roy Rogers Deputy Sheriff Badge was a 1950 Quaker Cereal premium. Back has red plastic whistle w/ secret compartment. Stamped brass with high detail. |
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| Supermen of America Cloth Patch |
| Repro (shown):
3.75" full color embroidered patch. Authentic: Original is a rare 1940 Superman comic premium from Action Comics. I don't believe the original is this large, nor embroidered. |
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| Tarzan Club Signal Oil PB |
| Repro (shown):
2 1/4" cello. Authentic (on mouseover): 1" cello. |
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| Tarzan Radio Club |
| Repro (shown):
1" Cloisonné. Oval shaped pin attachment
on back. Inner circle is unbroken. Authentic (on mouseover): 1 1/2" stamped brass w/ simple 1-piece pin soldered to back. Foot goes over the inner circle & touches text below. Bottom line bolder. |
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