posted on May 25, 2008 08:55:49 AM new
any help at all is appreciated. 2-1/4" across, it has a picture of a lady. tiny 'screenprint' dots can be seen with magnifying glass. 'made in germany' is on the pinback part. the metal is very lightweight, i think a colored aluminum, and the portrait is convex with sort of a decoupage-ey coating on it.
thanks in advance...
[ edited by aintrichyet on May 25, 2008 08:57 AM ]
posted on May 25, 2008 12:32:24 PM new
I'm going to make a stab at this and say it not older than 1989 because thats when the wall came down in Germany . If it was older it would have been marked made in W.Germany I think. Anyone can correct me if I'm wrong . Also the clasp doesn't look very old. Cheryl may know more
posted on May 25, 2008 12:38:09 PM new
lol ... i was thinkin' (almost) the same thing, tom. ... and toasted, i get feeling this isn't "real old" either, being with the 'aluminum' "feel" to it.
posted on May 25, 2008 01:11:10 PM new
The marking, "Germany" indicates the piece was made before World War II because afterward, it would have been marked, first "western Zone Germany, American Zone Germany, etc., and after that, "Western Germany, West Germany, etc. If it's marked "Germany" is pre-World War II.
In 1946 or '47, when Germany was split, items made in either West or East Germany were marked "West Germany" or "German Democratic Republic" (that was East Germany, which was neither democratic nor a republic). Items simply marked "Germany" I would say are almost certain to be pre-WWII
posted on May 25, 2008 01:31:25 PM new
it's not pot metal; i still think aluminum because the metalwork is thin an lightweight. ... thursday might be right max40 LOL ... (i loved that answer) ...
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