Badges

[steve in so la]

I posted this just now on the relic forum and thought you might like to see it. Steve

Here's a sheriff's badge my wife eyeballed at an old long gone RR site. The pin is on the back and all's intact yet. I wrote the Alameda Sheriff's office in Calif. and they said they started putting numbers on badges in 1916 so I can date it somewhat.
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And here's one of two badges alike that I dug. Having A.T. (for Arizona Territory) on it makes it more valuable. Az came into the Union in 1912. I sold the other one but kept this one. It had a hole in the top of the point (broken now) where a key was attached. I went to the Historical Society and the guy brought out an old Sanborn map and we saw the saloon - - plus several small huts behind it. He said it was a cat house key.
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Finally, here's a chauffer's badge I dug. steve in so az
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[VT Dave]

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[Digdoug]

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[Greg from Mi.]

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[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

to dig an old badge like those! I got a jounior sherrif badge, and a G - man badge, but those are just antique toys.

 

[MI$$OURI BETTY]

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[Mike Chgo area]

I've found a few toy badges and the only real badge I can recall finding was a 1924 Caddy Badge from the Evanston,IL Country Club. My sister's husband is a golfer and I gave it to him.

 

[steve in so la]

Never heard of a caddy badge but I guess some places want people labeled who work there. neat find, steve i nso az