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ASC - WW1?
Gents, I believe this to be a WW1 era badge.
Is it a common maker or something more interesting? |
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Good original 1916 economy badge. The maker is known to manufacture them.
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Very nice and getting to be rather expensive these days, they are encountered frequently, but, still a nice example, people do often load the price because of the maker.
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In my view, the value of these Woodward badges lies in their being marked as such, as mentioned. Their quality was rather crude, but are very representative of WW1.
CB
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I have a side note question about a badge like this. Should it be cleaned up some or left as is?
Thanks, Terry |
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I think that is very much personal choice, I would not touch it, the patination gives it that little extra degree of originality and it is not as though I would actually wear it, so it does not need to be shiny.
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For me, I would give that particular badge a good cleaning. It has a considerable amount of built up dirt and some corrosion. A patina will always return, minus the dirt and corrosion when properly kept.
CB
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Same badge with a little light cleaning - beautiful patina.
Thanks all Bess |
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Thank you for the thoughts on cleaning. I usually remove any dirt or obvious grime, but don't polish. I like the original patina but not the dirt.
Terry |
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