steve in so la
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Here's something to consider during the winter - putting together some of your finds on a display board. I mounted all these badges with hot glue gun on a felt cloth stretched on a cheapo wooden frame from Wally Mart. Some of the badges are the real deal and some are play. I left space so future finds can be added.
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Here's an Alameda County badge from California that my wife eyeballed at an old RR stop. I checked with the County historian and he said it was before 1916 as it has no numbers. It's in perfect shape for it's age, much better than the pic shows.
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And here's a kid's badge of some kind - has numbers but I have no idea where it came from.
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This is a key fob from Arizona Territory, The Arcade Saloon, quite rare, which dates it before 1914. The broken point had a hole for a key to a room. I checked with the Hist Soc and they looked up the old map layout and said the saloon had some "rooms" out back and it was probably a cat house key.
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Lastly, here's a chauffer's badge in great shape. So maybe you might think of going through all your old dug stuff and gathering some similar items together and display them. Also, each time you see it on the wall you will remember and get the urge to get back out and dig, steve in so az
<img src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8dc35b3127cceb55b1a15df1b00000025108AcuGbZs0asw">
<img src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8dc35b3127cceb55b1b599fcf00000025108AcuGbZs0asw">
Here's an Alameda County badge from California that my wife eyeballed at an old RR stop. I checked with the County historian and he said it was before 1916 as it has no numbers. It's in perfect shape for it's age, much better than the pic shows.
<img src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8dc35b3127cceb55b1a11df1f00000025108AcuGbZs0asw">
And here's a kid's badge of some kind - has numbers but I have no idea where it came from.
<center><img src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8dc35b3127cceb55b1ad85ee600000025108AcuGbZs0asw">
This is a key fob from Arizona Territory, The Arcade Saloon, quite rare, which dates it before 1914. The broken point had a hole for a key to a room. I checked with the Hist Soc and they looked up the old map layout and said the saloon had some "rooms" out back and it was probably a cat house key.
<center><img src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8dc35b3127cceb55b1a005e3e00000026108AcuGbZs0asw">
Lastly, here's a chauffer's badge in great shape. So maybe you might think of going through all your old dug stuff and gathering some similar items together and display them. Also, each time you see it on the wall you will remember and get the urge to get back out and dig, steve in so az
<img src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8dc35b3127cceb55b1a15df1b00000025108AcuGbZs0asw">
