Raber Cleveland Antiques 9.23.26

Columbia Reproducer, Badges & Medals

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This assortment consists of historical professional and promotional badges, a commemorative Swedish medal, a Third Reich era proficiency pin, and an mechanical sound box. The collection includes a nickel-plated metal reproducer for a gramophone. The front is marked with the characters TRADE MARK above a musical note symbol, MADE IN U.S.A., and COLUMBIA. The reverse shows a threaded mount with a locating notch. A cast white metal toy badge features a mask motif with the text LONE RANGER and DEPUTY on the front; the reverse is stamped with a copyright symbol followed by LONE RANGER INC. A seven-pointed chrome-plated security badge is marked SECURITY & JUSTICE FOR ALL and SPECIAL OFFICER on the front, with a central medallion depicting the Liberty Bell and United States flags; the back is stamped SUN BADGE CO and L.A. COUNTY. A stamped metal oval license badge reads OHIO, 531355, and REGISTERED CHAUFFEUR, with a reverse stamp reading S.D. CHILDS & CO., ST. L. MO. and a circular union label. The collection includes two oval lapel pins featuring a stylized beaver; one has a gold-tone finish and the other is a darker bronze-tone, neither with visible maker marks. A bronze commemorative medal features a profile portrait and reads CARL PALMSTEDT, 1785 – 1870, with the name A. LINDBERG at the base of the necThe final item is a white metal Hitler Youth shooting proficiency pin featuring concentric target circles, crossed rifles, and a central red, white, and black enameled diamond with a swastika. No maker marks are legible on the reverse of the shooting pin.