A few buttons & a constable badge

[vickilynn]

A few buttons & a constable badge

The first is a tin I dont know any thing about it an eagle USA I think there is a story behind the fire dept buttons as the town of Portland is a few ours away .My guess is that it has something to with a fire back in the 30s . I even found a Boston Fire Dept badge about 7-8 years ago Sadly I sold it ! I had to give up early as the weather was hot & humid. Vickilynn

 

[jgas]

Re: A few buttons & a constable badge

That means you must get sworn in as a Constable! Ha...jgas

 

[aa battery]

Re: A few buttons & a constable badge

Great finds but you posted the button upside down

 

[PBK]

Re: A few buttons & a constable badge

The ROA item is a Radio Orphan Annie Speed-O-Matic decoder badge, a premium of Ovaltine drink mix, sponsor of the Radio Orphan Annie kids program, featuring the popular comic strip character Little Orphan Annie.

http://www.radioarchives.org/annie/

 

[acevillav]

Re: A few buttons & a constable badge

Another nice assortment of loot That must be a killer spot 8)

Acevillav

 

[mikewaz]

Re: A few buttons & a constable badge

Nice finds Vicki !
They're all cool pieces of history. Looking forward to your next batch from there.
Mike

 

[crazyjarhead]

Re: A few buttons & a constable badge

Nice finds. That thing that has GEM on it, is it a straight razor

 

[kimsdad]

Re: A few buttons & a constable badge

Looks like a folding button hook to me - for old fashioned shoe buttons.

Nice finds, Vickilynn!

 

[PBK]

Re: A few buttons & a constable badge

Looks like a folding button hook to me - for old fashioned shoe buttons.

I think it might be a pocketknife with a gut hook, as shown on this one.

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