National Newsboys Association Badge?

[gxfricke]

Out screwing around in my front yard again tonight, I'm still trying to learn my detector, and I found this really cool badge! It looks like it's probably from the thirties, but I couldn't find a picture or even a reference to one anywhere. Anybody know anything about it? It looks like it's in amazing shape considering how long it's probably been in the ground.

 

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[DirtStalker]

Google. ...National Newboys Association the first entry is a pdf file on John Gunckel. Download it's an interesting read about the founder and what organization this eventually lead to.
Your badge is shape of an acorn and it tells why

 

[Kurios1]

That's a way cool recovery mate. Excellent condition too. I found a newspaper badge in the shape of a five pointed star like an old sheriff's badge. Great find.

 

[vpnavy]

I searched Google and found...

EBay: Rare Vintage City Newspaper Newsboy Association Badge New York Zip Code Pin (US $131.96)

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[trapperart]

Very nice find congrats

 

[gxfricke]

I need to work on my googling skills! Thanks, that's really cool!

I searched Google and found...

EBay: Rare Vintage City Newspaper Newsboy Association Badge New York Zip Code Pin (US $131.96)

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[gxfricke]

That's really cool! Thank You!

Google. ...National Newboys Association the first entry is a pdf file on John Gunckel. Download it's an interesting read about the founder and what organization this eventually lead to.
Your badge is shape of an acorn and it tells why

 

[DirtStalker]

That's really cool! Thank You!

July 1899. Hundreds of New York City newsboys refuse to distribute the papers of Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst because of increased prices.
May 1902. "Mogy" Bernstein, the Western "King of the Newsies," establishes a home for Omaha newsboys.
August 16, 1904. Newsboys’ day is held at the St. Louis World’s Fair. Sellers from around the country arrive to attend the convention. With the leadership of John Guenkel, they formed the National Newsboys’ Association, which eventually evolved into the Boys Clubs and Girls Clubs we know today.

 

[neodetectorist]

Weren't they called newsies?
Nice find.