Ok, so I picked these two bars up in a large group of ribbon bars from 2 local shows in the past month or so. Having studied these in hand and researched them on the Search function on here I've identified them to be 'Ohio' fakes thanks to Rick Researcher.
Here are the symptoms, the bars, and the details …
The backing plates are thin brass, very thin and flexible stamped brass 'catch' which is weak and bendy with long, sharpened pins which are right at the very top of the bar. There are many miniature devices to draw the collector's eye but also a strange or inappropriate combination of ribbons.
We'll let the pictures speak for themselves ..
Here are the symptoms, the bars, and the details …
The backing plates are thin brass, very thin and flexible stamped brass 'catch' which is weak and bendy with long, sharpened pins which are right at the very top of the bar. There are many miniature devices to draw the collector's eye but also a strange or inappropriate combination of ribbons.
We'll let the pictures speak for themselves ..
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