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Old 24-03-20, 02:25 PM
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When you consider these were the first of the reproduced badges for collectors as far as I am aware made by Fox at around 120+ years ago, it's not surprising that there is confusion as to what is correct and what is suspect.

I think that unless you have a lot of disposable income it's best to avoid trying to buy the whole range of these attractive badges.

Rob
You may be right on this. It would seem that provenance is one of the sure ways, but that is rare to obtain, especially if overseas.
I might add that the badge in question at the start of this thread appears to be a better strike and have more correct looking lugs than those seen on eBay etc.

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