Looking for opinions on this. Is "RR" on the front the makers mark?
Jordan
Jordan
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It seems to be " RK" - could mean abbreviated Rudolf Karneth, Gablonz an der Neisse"
http://www.minesweeperbadge.net/Mine...ge.net/RK.html
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"Is "RR" on the front the makers mark?"
No. As suggested by Gerdan, that mark is "RK" and it represents this badge's designer, Professor Richard Klein, one of the preeminent sculptors, painters and designers of the NSDAP. Klein designed most of the annual Party Day and the Labor Day logos, as well as post cards and many other articles of art, some of which adorned the New Reichschancellery.
Br. JamesComment
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Thanks, does it look ok?Comment
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I suppose it does look ok...my example of this badge is maker-marked around the rim of the reverse... A further question would be: Has anyone seen an example of the 1934 Labor Day Badge without a maker's mark? Hopefully others here will add a comment from their own experience.
Br. JamesComment
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I see more without a maker mark around the rim to be honest. It looks a fine example from the photos. They are common enough - - in fact the day they start faking them will be the day i finally stop collecting !!Comment
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Originally posted by whatthecrunchyo View Post
Hello,........Gerdan is quite correct the initials on the Badge are RK not RR ........ RK are the initials of the Designer Professor Richard Klein.
Regards MartinComment
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Br James and others are right, Professor Klein.
I've had 3 of these, but I haven't seen one like this.
There is a tinnie expert on this forum who could probably instantly tell you....
RComment
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"There is a tinnie expert on this forum who could probably instantly tell you...."
Thanks, Runic. And who would you say that tinnie expert is, I wonder?
Br. JamesComment
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Ah, Br James, good question!
Not me, for sure.
And I put you way ahead of me about most medals. Nuff said.
Anyone want to step in here and call out an expert by name?
I have put my own foot in my mouth so many times I'm beginning to like the taste of shoe leather!
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I would say that this one is OK, if slightly double struck.
There must be many makers of this common mass produced badge, but no one on this forum (as far as I know) gone to the trouble to try to collect all the variants/makers, as they have done with some of the other common mass produced badges.
Regards,
PeteComment
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I agree, Pete. Since the Labor Day badge was not an NSDAP piece, it was not marked with the RZM logo and maker's code, and that means that the additional effort to double-check each piece by a political inspector was not involved with the production of Labor Day badges...and this means that the possibility of badges being released for local use that were not perhaps "perfect" and contained the maker's name or mark existed, as we see in this case.
I would imagine that there must be someone out there who has made a special effort to collect an example by each maker of this badge, though I don't recall hearing about it myself. Perhaps that colleague will now come forward?
And no worries, Runic -- all is well, my friend!
Br. JamesComment
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Just some anecdotal info; no expert or specific collector of these things; I've probably just seen 30-40 of them when scooping them up for trading material etc. Just on a rough estimate I would say that only maybe 5% of the ones I've run across had no maker's mark. One of the unmarked ones seemed to be a little thicker than normal (sorry no photos; it went away long ago). I've seen lots of makers like various digits representing different elements of the Reichsverband Pforzheim, Schwaebisch-Gmuend, digits without any city or company, etc.
Best,
GregComment
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Thanks, Greg -- your experience is always valuable here!
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