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Hello Marty.
That is a very interesting find. Based on the distinctive variations in the vein pattern in the maple leaf and the flow of the lettering, I would say a second engraver was definitely involved in the production of these dash jewels for General Motors. The mystery is whether or not these two engravers worked for the same company, BMCo, or were two different companies involved in the production? Do you know the vehicle history behind your three pins by any chance? if we could assemble enough data from these items surviving on the actual equipment they were installed on, we could build a better image of their production evolution. One possible line of events could be that BMCo got a small contract from General Motors for a limited run of pins and did not bother stamping them with their ID, so early pins would be unmarked. That contract may have suddenly grown and they added their ID to be consistent with all their other wartime badge and button production, along with other larger contracts by the way. They then found themselves unable to meet the demand for this item and a second manufacturer was brought in to assist. Thanks for taking the time to post. David |
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I got mine from a batch procured via Brian Asbury that as i recall are reproductions.
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IMG-20231201-WA0003.jpg I cleaned and polished them a bit more to bring out the shine. They really are beautifull! (the background of the one with the chipped enamel is not a shiny as it looks in the photo. That one is also missing some of the enamel in upper part of the maple leaf) Repro badges 20231130_182947-COLLAGE.jpg For the sake of completion, here are the two best images I could find of the two repro badges I know of. To my knowledge, the left one came from LWD Parts, while the right one came from Brian Asbury. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Any other info on these, or other repro badges would be very much appreciated! |
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I just received two more. No BMCo markings on either of them. And both have had their studs replaced. Or at least, the safety pin seems to be added later. The other one could be original.
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Marty
Is that first one from a set of cuff-links? I know such cuff-link badges were handed out by many different make car dealers in the 30-60 period. Lang |
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Morris-Commercial did the cuff links ... they often turn up on ePay
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It seems quite large for a cufflink, but could very well be one indeed. My guess would be that this is a lapel badge though.
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