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    about Friedrich Linden Lüdenscheid

    Hello from France
    I am sixty years old, now retired photograph, and have for hobby "Boxes" cameras collection (also small and tiny microscops...)
    Nothing in touch with your own interest ?
    In fact just by an anecdotic link :
    One of the most important (I believe (?) badges, and items like this, manufacturers was FLL
    After the war FLL turned his activity in a totaly different way : making simples cameras, those called "Box"
    various models made by this manufacturer have the same familly look.
    It is possible to find a lot of variant (more than 10) with differents brand names : LINDI, LINDAR, RIMEI, RIMCO, REPORTER,
    And it seems that Linden was also a contract manufacturer for all the BRAUN brand models : for exemle the IMPERIAL model looks similar design but larger vertical size,
    and the same drawing on the front plate than one of the Linden, I am lucky to have both and can compare them.

    It seems the Linden factory is still in activity : same name in the same town, but if they are realy the same manufacture
    it is for something very different than cameras but more close than their original business: the brand badges you can see on the cars !
    they are BMW ,VW ,Volvo, Nissan and others majors cars manufacturers suppliers....
    I tryed to have informations from them about "boxes" products beetween 1949 --> 1952 but they never answers,
    so I am afraid they will probably no more reply about “war productions” because if they are not proud about camera production
    they probably prefer forget their third Reich period ...
    Is it possible to see Friedrich Linden Lüdenscheid used FLL in three circles (F) (L) (L) on German third Reich badges ?

    http://http://www.fr-linden.de/index.php?lang=e

    And please excuse my poor English learnt only during two years; it was now 45 years ago...

    #2
    They made many badges. I would say the majority of their badges were unmarked. Here are a couple Third Reich period badges with the FLL marking below taken from the forum.

    To find more just to a search on "FLL" - Welcome to WAF

    FLL.jpg

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      #3
      Thank you for your reply.
      "FLL" give a lot of responses and I was not able before see the photos;
      maybe the reason is I was not "authorized" to access...
      Now it is absolutly clear : it is the same manufacturer making badges during third Reich and Boxes cameras just after and before to make a come back to badges but for cars. If you don't see one before, there is joined a Lindar's photo; one of the numerous Boxes from FLL. This one carrying clearly the same brand "stamp"
      Is it possible to find a good exemple of WWII badge like the ones you show me ?
      I am not interested by the most scarce or most beautifull face side, only to have one as a conversation piece, displayed with my boxes cameras collection.
      Maybe it is more easy for me in France to find one, than for outside Europe badges collectors... what are the specifics ones I must look for ?
      I don't know if modern car's badge show the same stamp on back.... it is difficult to have a look on without risk to have the owner's car hand in my face after I pull on it....


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        #4
        Here is a nice FLL marked CCC (Close Combat Clasp):Click Here

        OR

        Something more affordable an Officer Cap Eagle: Click Here

        OR

        Something without a swastika but still Third Reich Period (Navy Buckle): Click Here

        But there are all N. American spots... I'm sure there is someone in France selling these same ones - but you'll get the idea of what they made... a pretty large company.

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          #5
          Thank you very much for this various exemples.
          Now I know what I can expect to find.... and I hope for a lower price !

          When I was a young boy, not so far the end of the war, it was common to find WWII souvenirs pieces on "military surplus market" and several years after also for low prices lot of neutralized collectable weapons .
          Now years are passed and all is becomed collectable and prices climb
          there is the same with American equipement; every parts of usual Gi's equipement items are searched and can reach a high price for the real value because they are "of this old time" and give a part of true during historical partys with Jeep, GMC trucks, .....

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