Quaker Babe Ruth Baseball Club Pinback Authentic: 1" cello Quaker Oats premium. B&W. Simple snap-in pin. Repro:1 1/4" "cello". Large stitches on ball. Crude signature. Computer typeset lettering. There is also a large 2 1/4" dia. "cello" that looks like a photocopy of the original. -
Esso Babe Ruth Boys Club Badge Authentic: Fat, serifed lettering for "BABE RUTH BOYS CLUB". Stitching also wider. Repro: Common serifed lettering for "BABE RUTH BOYS CLUB". -
Babe Ruth Foundation Sportsmanship Award Fantasy item: Does anyone have documentation that an original of this item from that period ever existed? -
Babe Ruth Shook My Hand Badge Fantasy item: Does anyone have documentation that an original of this item from that period ever existed? -
Buck Jones Club Horseshoe Badge The Buck Jones Club Horseshoe badge was offered by Grape Nut Flakes in 1937 from the radio series Hoofbeats. Authentic: Premium is stamped brass. It has a one piece pin soldered directly to back. Repro: Cast metal with an oval pin attachment. -
Buck Rogers Club Pinback Authentic: Original Buck Rogers Club cello pinback is a 1" cello. "Shaw Mfg.- Toronto" on the curl. Blue, white and orange. Lettering created by hand. Repro: 1" mylar covered. Apparently a direct photo copy of an authentic pin since it looks like the stains were also copied. The orange appears more reddish. Computerized lettering. -
Buck Rogers of the 25th Century Pinback Authentic: Original Buck Rogers pinback was a 1935 Cream of Wheat premium. 1" cello. Whitehead & Hoag backpaper. Repro: 2 1/4" cello. Pin protrudes through 2 holes in a separate back piece. -
Buck Rogers Solar Scouts Badge Authentic: Back reads: "TO MY SOLAR SCOUT PAL" with facsilile Buck Rogers signature and "MADE IN U.S.A." at bottom. Pin soldered on. Repro: Shiny and much lighter than the original. -
Buck Rogers Solar Scouts Pennant Authentic: 11 x 18 cloth pennant offered by Cream of Wheat in 1936 through the BR Spaceship Commander leaflet. Repro: Letters closer together than original. Lettering has noticably thicker vertical strokes than horizontal. On the original, they appear about the same width. -
Captain Marvel Club Shazam Pinback Authentic: The original Captain Marvel Club pinback of this design was from the early 40's & was a 7/8" litho. Repro: This reproduction has been seen in 1 1/4" & 1 3/4" diameters. "Cello". -
Captain Midnight 1941 Code-O-Graph (front) Authentic: Original 1941 Captain Midnight Code-O-Graph is stamped brass. Rotor held in place by the tabs on each side. 1st of 9 Captain Midnight Code-O-Graphs from Ovaltine. Repro: Cast metal. Rotor attached with hole through center. Replica by Klutz, Inc. -
Captain Midnight 1941 Code-O-Graph (rear) Authentic: On the rotor are 2 settings for "Master Code" & "Super Code". (Thanks to Stephen Kallis, Jr. for the info & pics) Repro: Back is very plain with no way to set the master code. Replica by Klutz, Inc. -
Captain Midnight 1941 Code-O-Graph (front) Authentic: Original 1941 Captain Midnight Code-O-Graph is stamped brass. Rotor held in place by the tabs on each side. 1st of 9 Captain Midnight Code-O-Graphs from Ovaltine. Repro: A much nicer looking repro than the previous from Klutz. Cast metal. Note hole in center of rotor. -
Captain Midnight 1941 Code-O-Graph (rear) Authentic: Thanks again to Stephen Kallis Jr. for the info & pics on both replica versions plus the authentic. Repro: Cast metal. Note the pin is much lower. 
Dick Tracy Crime Stoppers Badge Authentic: Original Dick Tracy Crime Stoppers badge of the 50s is stamped brass w/ simple, 1-piece pin soldered directly to back of badge. Repro: Cast metal w/ oval shaped pin attachment. 
Quaker Dick Tracy Girls Division Badge Dick Tracy premium from 1939 from Quaker cereals. Authentic: Stamped brass. Safety pin type soldered directly to back of badge w/ no oval attachment. Repro: Oval shaped pin attachment on back w/ point protected. Shadows on face of pin artificial darkened. 
Dick Tracy Detective Pinback (FLWG) Authentic: 1 1/4" cello. Back paper: "Read Dick Tracy ...". Lettering closer to rim. Dick Tracy's hand down to word "DETECTIVE". Repro: 1 1/4" "cello". Space between lettering & rim, & between Tracy's pic & "DETECTIVE". Note thet red circle on repro is even with tip of gun. 
Dick Tracy Secret Service Patrol Pinback Authentic: This 1938 Dick Tracy Members pinback is seen mainly as a 1 3/8" litho, but there is also a scarce 1 1/4" cello version w/ a few minor design differences- both from Parisian Novelty Repro: 3" "cello" but may also be in other sizes. -
Dick Tracy Detective Club Badge Fantasy: Heavy brass badge about 2" x 2 1/2". Back has vertical pin with an oval shaped attachment. Since this is stamped brass, there may be some with the pin soldered to the back. -
Dick Tracy Detective Club Badge- Small Fantasy: Smaller version of the fantasy brass Dick Tracy Detective Club badge. Heavy brass badge about 1 1/2" x 1 3/4". Back has a soldered on horizontal pin. 
Dizzy Dean Winners Baseball Badge Authentic: Stamped metal. Simple pin on back. Bill on cap points outward. Repro: Cast metal. Note how bill on cap angles down. 
Dizzy Dean Winners Baseball Bat Pin Authentic: Right side of ball is even with the "I" on the bat. Point on pin is exposed. Repro: Right side of the baseball is even with the "W". Safety type pin with point protected. 
Don Winslow Squadron of Peace Ensign Authentic: Simple, 1-piece pin soldered directly to back. Repro: Cast w/ oval shaped pin attachment on back. Shadows on face of pin artificial darkened. Note: Both say "ROBBINS CO. ATTLEBORO" on back. 
Dumbo D-X Pinback Authentic: Original Dumbo D-X pinback was a gasoline station giveaway from 1942. 1 1/4" cello. 4 stars along right side. Kay Kamen backpaper. Repro: 1 1/4" "cello". No stars along right side. -
The Flash- Fastest Man Alive Pinback Authentic: 1 1/8" litho- a very rare & much sought after comic character pinback from 1942. It was offered to readers of All-Flash Comics #6 via a coupon. Repro: 2 1/4" "cello". Also recently seen as a 1" "mylar". 
Official Gene Autry Club Badge Pinback
Authentic: 1 1/4" cello. "ECONOMY NOVELTY AND PRINTING. NYC" on curl. Photo is fairly detailed. Repro: 1 1/4" "cello". Red is fairly bright. Loss of detail in photo. Computerized lettering at top. 
Green Hornet Adventure Club Pinback Authentic: Inside of wings is a fine dot pattern. "PHILADELPHIA BADGE CO. PHILA PA" on curl. NO "extra leg". Repro: 1 1/4" cello. Note extra leg at front tip of left wing. 
Green Hornet Loyalty Club Pinback Authentic: 1/4" cello. The authentic GH Loyalty Club pinback is quite scarce. It's very easy to spot the difference between the two. The real one has only 2 shades of green (no red, blue,or yellow). Repro: 1 1/4" "cello". Another fake has surfaced with a light yellow background. 
Green Hornet Strikes Again Pinback Authentic: 1 1/4" cello. Only 2 colors- dark green & tan (no red, blue,or yellow). Main lettering was not typeset (created by hand.) Repro: 1 1/4" "cello". Main lettering style is typeset (Futura.)
