Clam EK1

[Rich G]

Hi Richard,

the question has had the reason 'cause I knew that from early crosses 1939 which have made by Deumer.
I have never seen another manufacturer with this copper plated core yet.
So I venture to say it could be the same maker.
What do you think about this thought?

Best Franki

Franki, I really do not know. The crosses posted by Heinrich are said to also be by Deumer but as you can see the design is different, especially in the crown.

Rich

[gregM]

Thanks Heinrich for posting the picture.
The crown is also different than on mine.

Greg

[Daniel Murphy]

I used to work for a jeweler. It is not unusual for a jeweler to plate an item in copper or nickel before plating it in silver or gold. This helps hide minor imperfections and gives the silver plate a finer finish. This is also indicative of a better maker as well. I have a private purchase gold naval wound badge. It was nickel plated and then gold plated. most of the gold plate is remaining and still has a high gloss, where it is missing the nickel plate is visible. This is still done on many insignias from better makers. Just to make it interesting here are the pics of my clamshell screwback, it looks to be a twin of yours Rich, not an identical twin, but a twin nevertheless. The cross is struck from one piece of nickel silver and the "clamshell" screwback was made from brass. Both were then plated and the center painted.
Dan Murphy

[Daniel Murphy]

And the other side of both.
Dan Murphy

[George Stimson]

Heinrich,

Are the screwback plates on your EKs interchangeable?

[heinrich66]

Hello George,

i never tried that, but i'll check when i'm at home this evening.

[heinrich66]

Hello George,

the scewback plates are interchangeable! Both are made absolut identical.