Help With State Building Brass Door Push

[SOLDAT1]

Hi All
the seller says these state doorpushes are original and he has had them for 40 years, i know the dealer Nicholas Morigi sold some of these a few years ago as restrikes ie copys from the original dies that where found, these do look well used and old is there anyway of telling the difrence between a original and a restrike???

hope you can help

Robert

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Robert, we talked about these a few weeks ago. I feel very strongly that they are actually fantasy items. The seller might not be lying when we says he has had them 40 years. I recall all the fake sellers here in the UK had them back in the mid 1970's at £5 each.

I would never buy one as an original item.

Cheers, Ade.

[amydron]

I was at an antiques fair about 7 years ago, and saw a pair of these.
the dealer wanted £70.00, but never having seen anything like them before I was dubious. They did not have the Patina I would have expected from old items, nor did they have any tell-tale signs of cleaning.
I'm glad I gave them a miss.
RAY

[SOLDAT1]

Hi Ade
the only time i have seen these like i say is for sale by Morigi and he stated they where restrikes from a original die, and was selling them for £16.50 each i thought they where ok, mind you i did not like the detail on the eagle very much or its design, glad i put them here have learnt more again! thanks Ade and also thanks for the reply ray

Robert

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Robert, it is a pleasure to help


Here is the other thread about these just in case you did not find it:

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=110250

Cheers, Ade.

[SOLDAT1]

Hi Ade
Thanks again

Robert