True As Steel

[texjim]

Went out with Jeff of Pa last week and found a Frank Merriwell metal. I didn't think much of it until I Google His name. The best I could tell he was a marvel comic from the 1800's and early 1900's. This is possibly the first ever Character badge. Thanks for looking. Tex

 

[Old River]

Nice find Tex. First I've seen like that....

 

[texjim]

This is where I found some of the info...
http://www.hakes.com/item.asp?AuctionItemID=56169

 

[DMN]

Here's a little bit about ol' Frank himself:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Merriwell

Cool find. Got to be closer to the turn of the century.

 

[jeff of pa]

would be cool if you can find the top Jim

 

[jeff741972]

Thats pretty neat

 

[JerV3]

That's a nice medal

HH Jer

 

[DKinPA]

Nice find Jim!!! Congrats!

Dave

 

[texjim]

Thanks everyone.

 

[mighty_mace]

Nice find Jim, I was expecting to see a steel penny upon opening this thread lol

 

[mainer]

Nice little relic!

 

[Skelly607]

Kewl beans!

 

[black651]

That is one sweet find! I knew right off the bat when I read the name (I'm a comic book history buff) - and was blown away to see how good a shape it was in! Great find!!

 

[OldNBroken]

Now that's some cool nostalgia there. Nice

 

[texjim]

Thanks everyone. To think i was going to scrap it for copper. It goes to show if your find has a name on it. Google it!!!! HH Tex

 

[allen]

congrats on that really unique badge