Am I seeing this right

[tamrock]

You never know what you'll find out there. Good eye spotting this rare little treasure.

 

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[cheech]

Still no email or phone call back but I did find a couple of them on WorthPoint just don't have a subscription will keep you posted

 

[diggummup]

and it has a very low number,pretty cool.i wonder if mr tucker was number 1
brad

Good point about the low issue number. It'd be nice to put a name to it.



Cheech- do you know the address of the house you purchased this from, or can you point it out on google maps?
If you find out who owned the house, you can cross check those names through the obituaries, etc. and that may give you a lead as to who originally owned the badge.
I'm fairly good at local research, I'd be glad to help out in any way I can, feel free to pm me. I think putting a name to it would only enhance the value, a backstory always helps.

 

[cheech]

Good point about the low issue number. It'd be nice to put a name to it.



Cheech- do you know the address of the house you purchased this from, or can you point it out on google maps?
If you find out who owned the house, you can cross check those names through the obituaries, etc. and that may give you a lead as to who originally owned the badge.
I'm fairly good at local research, I'd be glad to help out in any way I can, feel free to pm me. I think putting a name to it would only enhance the value, a backstory always helps.

I found this out so far https://issuu.com/sunsetpawn/docs/tuckerauto a page on the Internet but the badge numbers all start with H there is a annual report for sale on eBay I emailed the guy to see if anybody badge numbers may be in there and I sent an email to hear http://www.tuckercorporation.com/in hopes I'll get one in return.
Thanks for the offer I will try to PM when I get out of work with her name but as far as I could not find anything that linked her working there she was a newspaper/magazine editor

 

[diggummup]

I found this out so far https://issuu.com/sunsetpawn/docs/tuckerauto a page on the Internet but the badge numbers all start with H there is a annual report for sale on eBay I emailed the guy to see if anybody badge numbers may be in there and I sent an email to hear Tucker Corporation hopes I'll get one in return.
Thanks for the offer I will try to PM when I get out of work with her name but as far as I could not find anything that linked her working there she was a newspaper/magazine editor

Maybe she had a husband, brother or even father that worked there? Or she could have had a different (maiden) last name back then. Just throwing out ideas.

 

[cheech]

Well so far no luck with emails or phone calls back even on that old fire department badge I never got an email back on that I am striking out.digg do you get my pm

 

[cyberdan]

How far is the home from the Tucker factory? If it is close most likely the home owner worked there. If it is far the home owner probably just picked it up somewhere.

 

[cheech]

The location of the former Tucker Corporation at 7401 S Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL 60629-5818 and it was found in Florida

 

[lockster99]

Retired to Florida!

 

[diggummup]

Well so far no luck with emails or phone calls back even on that old fire department badge I never got an email back on that I am striking out.digg do you get my pm

Yes I did. I haven't found out much yet, other than some old addresses and a few names of possible relatives which you have probably already seen yourself.

 

[cheech]

Thanks for the help I'm going to try to call them again today to see if I can't get any response

 

[cyberdan]

Retired to Florida!

I thought only old new yorkers retired to FL

 

[luke_00]

That's awesome. Great find. Truly a piece of history.

 

[diggummup]

Thanks for the help I'm going to try to call them again today to see if I can't get any response

PM sent. They probably want you to spend $35 to become a member, lol. I wonder if their website would have any pertinent information in the archives?

 

[nsdq]

Jay Leno might give it a good home

 

[biggmike]

Super rare. Nice pick-up. I'd say $750-$1000 is a good starting point for yours. I like it more than either of the one's on Worthpoint

 

[cheech]

Super rare. Nice pick-up. I'd say $750-$1000 is a good starting point for yours. I like it more than either of the one's on Worthpoint

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[diggummup]

Cheech, did you read what it said about the black badges like yours on biggmikes photo?

 

[Baltimore]

That's pretty amazing, I'll bet there weren't many black ones around when they were made, let alone now. To the right collector that could be priceless.

 

[cheech]

Cheech, did you read what it said about the black badges like yours on biggmikes photo?

Now that you pointed that out I just read it well I guess we're never going to know who exactly owned it [emoji20]but at least we know it's a higher up in the rankings
Decisions decisions to keep or sell leaning towards keeping because of the odds of me ever come across another one is probably slim to none