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Title: Garage Sale finds
Post by: qochoc on May 27, 2012, 07:11:19 PM

I purchased a trunk with some stuff in the bottom and Found these items

1930's Studebaker 10 year medallion
(http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/qochoc/2012-05-27_17-40-04_433.jpg)

Victorian Fobs- Gold? No markings or Hallmarks of any kind
(http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/qochoc/2012-05-27_17-40-13_950.jpg)

Crucifix and Bone carved bird
(http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/qochoc/2012-05-27_17-40-24_182.jpg)

Religious medallions
(http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/qochoc/2012-05-27_17-40-47_722.jpg)

Any thoughts,

Jim

Title: Re: Garage Sale finds
Post by: mart on May 27, 2012, 07:52:03 PM

Thoughts ??  Yes,, I think I would like to have found them !!
Nice find,, what about the trunk ??

Title: Re: Garage Sale finds
Post by: qochoc on May 27, 2012, 08:05:04 PM

A pretty nice hope chest with  a bottom drawer in it.

Jim

Title: Re: Garage Sale finds
Post by: mart on May 27, 2012, 08:24:11 PM

Would like to see it too !!

Title: Re: Garage Sale finds
Post by: frogpatch on May 29, 2012, 08:15:14 AM

Some of those medallions may be gold. Many of them are. They sure look old. There is a huge market for that Studebaker piece. It was prior to their merger with Packard.   

Title: Re: Garage Sale finds
Post by: frogpatch on May 29, 2012, 08:30:01 AM

The picture is of John Studebaker. Here is a link. He was photographed for the 1902 Centennial. Apparently that is when your medal was made. There were five brothers who were carriage makers. Here is the photo of John and one of his brothers. The other link has the history of the company. In 1902 they had just begun making electric cars. Too bad it didn't catch on. Now we are trying again 110 years later

 http://www.sil.si.edu/ondisplay/studebaker/biographies.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studebaker#Losses_lead_to_merger_with_Packard

Title: Re: Garage Sale finds
Post by: qochoc on May 29, 2012, 06:37:49 PM

Frogpatch,

Thanks for the reasearch, any idea of the value?

Jim

Title: Re: Garage Sale finds
Post by: frogpatch on May 29, 2012, 07:42:13 PM

Further digging makes me think it is a service award pin that was handed out to employees after 5. 10 or more years of employ. Does it have any name on the back for an employee? Here is a link to a similar one sold on Worthpoint. You can get a free trial membership to see what it sold for! I do not have a membership.

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-studebaker-5-year-service-pin-badge

Title: Re: Garage Sale finds
Post by: qochoc on May 29, 2012, 09:29:58 PM

Yes the medallion is engraved.


I have not researched the name as of yet.

Jim