German Model A pins

[Brubaker]

Any help on these (ie backstory)? I can translate most: Deutches factory; on the Rein; from Cologne. Produced by Robert Lubstein, Berlin.

 

[mercman from oz]

Neat collection of German Model A Ford Badges

 

[rotorwrench]

Ford used ID badges but most of them had numbers for ID purposes. The foreign plants used them as well but I don't know what was used in Cologne. This link is to a book about this stuff.
https://www.hemmings.com/stories/20...dwide-employee-badges-id-cards-passes-permits

 

[Vern]

Rotorwrench, the Ford Worldwide Employee Badges is an interesting book; however, there is nothing similar to those badges included.

 

[rotorwrench]

They may have been for service reward or even complementary give away items for advertising. It's hard to say without further info.

 

[Werner]

Text would be written correctly:
Deutsche Fabrik
Ford Deutschland
Köln am Rhein

 

[Werner]

Brubaker,


please, what's the name of the last word?

 

[rotorwrench]

It's "Erzeugnis" or something like "Manufacturer" in English.

 

[Werner]

O. k.,

that could come from the time of social socialism vanaf 1933. Foreign factories were banned, closed or expropriated.

The foreign car manufacturers Citroen and Ford therefore had to manufacture cars and assembly parts only in Germany. The trick of importing the individual parts from home France/USA and then assembling them in Germany only worked for a short time.

This could explain the badge text: > Hergestellt in Deutschland <

RM 2 is the selling price and means '2 Deutsche Reichsmark'.

 

[Brubaker]

Thank you Werner (and all) for the help. An auction item so I thought it best to go silent until I was certain I'd be able to acquire. Mission accomplished. When I have in my possession (4-7 days) I'll post a photo of the back(s). I have full confidence in the provenance, but fingers crossed just the same. Bruce

 

[Brubaker]

Just as a follow-up, I think they're legitimate. Next step: CAREFULLY clean.

 

[Brad in Germany]

Just buy one of these newly made pins for $8.00:



https://www.reddickmilitaria.com/third-reich-volkswagen-automobile-pins/ford-on-the-rhein-enamel-pin/

Then chuck it in some salty water overnight; let it dry and buff lightly and you get the pins like in your photo, with a nice patina'ed look.

Then attach them to some old card stock and glue on the name of the WWII nazi hat maker, Robert Lubstein (cut from an old nazi hat), and voila. Don't forget to scribble some German words at the top of the card in black Magic Marker (don't worry if the German grammar is not correct - no one will notice )

Here are some more of those tribute pins:

Here is what the real (original) Robert Lubstein paper hat label looks like, before it has been trimmed and edited and glued to the old card-stock:

Robert Lubstein made German military uniform hats, primarily during WWII ("Militärmützenfabrik"= military hat factory).

....my $0.02,
Brad in Maryland