german youth movement

[redline09]

i was just wondering what you chaps thought of this badge-

on the front of the badge, the text reads- "anglo german youth movement, capel Morris england 1936"

the makers mark (on the back) reads "Thomas Fattorini LTD, Regents St, Birmingham" and it has a horseshoe fitting on the back.

the text is quite worn and the enamel look alittle dirty/ discoloured (like my hj pin)

personally it looks like an original item, but i can only compair it to clean white metal reproductions.

cheers





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[redline09]

[redline09]

and this is a badge from someone else, who claims his is original(?)

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi, I have no idea if the badges shown are original or not? To be honest, I don't know if they even existed? I am always very cautious of these type of badges as many are outright fantasty items.

But the maker is well known and still exists:

http://www.fattorini.co.uk/pages/Badgemakers.asp

How about asking when they made this badge?

Cheers, Ade.

[redline09]

cheers, i'll try that.

- i just sent them an email, but wouldnt it be in the companys interest to deny that they create this badge?

[Gerdan]

Hi,
if you have a look on Ebay there you will find offered about 7 pins like yours -
even with photgraphs.

Gedan

[redline09]

another chap told me that this could be a repo thats been acid washed.

o well.

[redline09]

Fattorini replyed to my question-

i just wanted to know if this is one of your past items, produced in 1936?

Fattorin-
"Yes - seems so.
This was before the Nazis became Nazis!"



so this badge was produced for a very unsuccessful movement (?)