Thank you for supporting my book project

[Frank Heukemes]

Hi guys,

A big collective thank you to all friends who have helped me with pictures for my book project, you know who you are.

I still want to point out a few who have even helped beyond any expectations:

Skip: just sent me his whole GAB collection to scan it at my home
aktinium: he did the same without being asked for it
Don Doering: he sent me a GAB I was interested in to photograph it
Peter J: he also sends me one of his badges on his own initiative
Eric Sowersby: sent me a CD full of pics he has made for me
Philippe De Bock: will drive with his scanner to another collector in Belgium to scan his goodies for me!

This is not to take away from the rest of you who sent and will send me your pictures via email, you helped me just the same!

It is a very nice gesture of all of you to trust in my project so much.

I just changed the layout, so that each badge will directly have the name of the contributor next to it instead just a collective mentioning of your names in the "contributors" chapter.

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I am still missing good pictures of a few badges, maybe somebody with a good scanner or camera can help:

1) Looking for this type, but only for the semi hollow ones (not the hollow or massive ones of that design). There are at least three hinge variations for these and I will need all of them (barrel hinge, narrow crimped in block hinge, sheet metal hinge).

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2) Looking for this very badge, which I sold on the e-stand about two years ago. It is quite unique because of the filled in wreath and I would need better pics of it than I still have.

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[Don D.]

My pleasure to help Frank. This is what this forum is all about and not the spat of negativity we've had. Empowering the collecting comunity with knowledge will go far towards twarting the fake peddlers. I can't wait for the book to come out. Will you be signing them?
Don

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3) Looking for good pics of a ZINC Frank & Reif hollow GAB. Don´t be scared, GOOD pics doesn´t mean neccessarily better than these posted here, but BIGGER ones. I will send you the specs if you think you can help out with your badge:

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4) Good pics of this type HOLLOW badge (the massive version I do have). Somebody donated this for our old GAB archive in the member´s area:

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5) A TOMBAK example of this type:

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6) Also looking for this type badge. I sold exactly this one pictured two years ago on the e-stand and saw Rick Versailles sell it again half a year ago.

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Has to be this massive zinc type. I already have the rest of the variants for this design.

[Elvis]

Hey Frank,

I may have bought the badge above. Did you add pics in on the stand to help it sell way back then? I can check tomorrow when I go home to see if it is it. If it is it it is slightly duller than that now. Also did it come with a packet? Mine has that. We'll see.

[Frank Heukemes]

Hi Erik,

Yes, that is the badge. I added pics to the stogieman thread back then. It is an important badge in the series of that unknown maker, because it shows a reworking of the beak part in the die or is proof of even another set of dies.

I will be out until Sunday evening, and will send you instructions for the pics when I return. If you want to help, please drop me an email at: frank.heukemes@t-online.de so I can answer you there.