I am not what one would consider a real ’history buff ‘ but I do enjoy auctions and estate sales which hold the possibility of finding some interesting piece of the past (think ...Antiques Road Show).
Here are another couple of interesting “finds” from a recent estate sale I attended:
In 1934 the Nationalist Socialist (or Nazi) Party won the election in Germany. This is a pin/badge from that era:
It is about the size of a silver dollar, is stamped metal (with a sort of copper/bronze like appearance). At the top it reads: Tag Der Arbeit. The features are a man’s head and below that an eagle with hammer and sickle. The Nazi swastika and the date 1934.
On the back:
are two soldering points where the (missing) clasp/pin attached. Stamped along the lower edge is what appears to be: Reihsverand and Pforzheim No 5. Those two words are very small and obscured and I may have a couple of the letters wrong (?). They are tiny and difficult to read.
I am not having any luck with online translators. Can anyone assist me in what this badge says? Are the words in back the manufacturer? Plant?
Thanks in advance.
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I also collect/re-sell the occasional old book and I purchased a copy titled:
“Dictionary of the Bible” (copyright 1868)
Note: If you are also a garage sale/ auction enthusiast, after acquiring ANY books (especially old bibles!) always turn the book, (binding up) and ruffle the pages several times.
From this book …out dropped the following:
It’s an admission ticket to the 1893 Worlds Fair in Chicago. It is in pristine condition (with just some very slight discoloration). What I find so interesting is the fine details of the tickets from that era. These were in fact, printed by the American Bank Note Co., New York.
The back:
Marked: “Good for one Admission“ and additional detailed art work.
... back to my ‘page ruffling’ suggestion. People use various things for ‘bookmarks’. You never know what you may find in old books and especially in old family bibles. I have found: recipes, letters, a One Dollar Silver Certificate, a letter signed by E. A. Poe Jr., the above ticket …etc.
Happy hunting.