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Originally Posted by Frank Kelley
Both Wylie and Gaunt examples can often be found nickel plated and some do have a finer jeweller type hinge to their reverse.
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This confuses me
Standard brass badges are produced by both Gaunt and Wylie , they are made with the same 'basic' pin fitting and stamped with an "issue" number .
At some point the 'finer jeweller type hinge' and plating are applied or did the manufacturers make individually numbered 'special' badges ?
Or is it possible that the original hinge was damaged and replaced before the badge was 'plated' ????
NB. The badge in the original post now appears as "This listing has ended" , no mention of it being sold. The seller had a basic brass Wylie version with a price tag of £22.99 that they sold for a "best offer" earlier this month.
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