Another Orphan Annie Decoder

[Admiral de Salee]

Hunting an 1890 or so farmhouse in 3 KHz Mixed Mode, I dug something that I had thought was aluminum when hunting the previous time in 15 KHz MM.
It looked like a gold-and-green medallion or 'poker chip sorta thing'. The field magnifier back at the car showed it to be a 1935 'Radio Orphan Annie Decoder Wheel'.

I've seen a couple of these on Treasurenet before, but I didn't remember their role in the Jean Shepherd memoir movie 'A Christmas Story'. Now that several people have pointed that out, I'll have to watch it again. I must've been too busy coveting the 'Leg Lamp' and missed the decoder part.

About 6000 notches below the Vermontensiums and Chain Cents I've been reading about (and astounded by) here this week, but I sure never thought I'd dig one of these up.

 

[PBK]

That was the first of the Radio Orphan Annie decoders. A new one was issued every year from 1935 until 1942; however, after 1940 they were made of paper, to conserve metal during World War II.

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Love digging the radio premiums, any Orphan Annie anything has been on my wish list. Good find!

 

[mikewaz]

Great Find!!!
I'm still looking forward to finding one of these. Coins are great and help pay for the batteries,
but tokens and radio premiums seem so much more personal to me.
Mike

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Nice find, congrats! HH, Mike

 

[Nana40]

The leg lamp? Forget about it! I love the OA decoder!!!

Cool find!

Nana

 

[romeo-1]

D-R-I-N-K-O-V-A-L-T-I-N-E

 

[Detectingfreak]

Very cool orphan annie decoder!!!!

 

[Born Free]

You know some kid treasured that and it was the coolest thing to have. And it's OK if you feel the same!
Born Free

 

[kimsdad]

Cool decoder!! I'd like to find one of those!!

 

[Monty]

Ovaltine....Gag! I remember when Mom use to try to get me to drink that awful tasting stuff. It really wasn't that bad with six spoons of sugar and some chocolate syrup! M nty

 

[Indianhead Jones]

Yep....that's Ralphie's decoder alright!!! Sweet find!

Larry

 

[crazyjarhead]

Never seen one of those before ,but nice find for you

 

[SC_hunter]

Now all you have to do is find the "Red Rider BB Gun". That would be a hoot. Congrats on the decoder ring.

 

[katper]

That is a cool find!!!! I love tokens and things like that.
Katper

 

[kdismuke1]

GREAT FIND.

 

[Brett]

Sweeeeeeeeet! Yeah... drink more ovaltine!!! LMAO!

 

[olepossum]

i would love to have the leg lamp getting one for christmas i would also like to get a decoder and a red ryder bb gun with the compass in the stock for me and 1 for my son

 

[QUICKSILVER (appletree)]

Ovaltine....Gag! I remember when Mom use to try to get me to drink that awful tasting stuff. It really wasn't that bad with six spoons of sugar and some chocolate syrup! M nty

Monty it was warm Buttermilk and Ipecac !!!!LOL Ovaltine is good now!!! how freakin old are you? Bosco isn't half bad either!!!!

 

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

Yeah I remember that part of the movie. I think I remember that when he read the outcome of the code he was disappointed. That is my favorite xmas movie.
Chris