Scowen

Very nice original.

Thought you may like to see an Honour version.....

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Don

Threads combined...

A nice & interesting piece Pete. From what I can see the dot pattern in the house roof is different from what is usually found on these Hoffstätter marked pieces. Usually they are a much more defined set of dots in rows of 4 x 4, yours appears (it could be the picture) to be 6 x 4.... However fear not, the rest of it & especially the reverse set up is exactly how I would expect it to be, so this is quite a rare manufacturer's variant. very nice.

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Don

Some nice pieces there Alec, thank you for posting them. I'm not sure whether I have any R.D.Kl. items or not.... I shall have hunt through my pictures to see if I can find anything.

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Don

Never seen anything like them, sorry.

Nice one Joe. That looks really tiny!

Thanks for showing it.

Hello, I find myself in need of assistance. I purchased a Reichsverband Der Wirtschaftsleiter membership pin, (as seen on page 2 of this thread), however I can not recall nor find specific information as to the organization. Even though I know Don has told me at least twice. I looked up the definition of Wirtschaftsleiter but too many variables and things do tend to get confused in translation.

Mine is also by Rob.Neff Berlin W57

--dj--Joe

Hi Joe

The full name is "Reichsverband der Wirtschaftsleiter (VELA) which roughly translates as "National Association of Economy Managers" which I think was basically something similar to a trade association for economic managers. The Vela I think was an older group that was either a sister organisation or maybe sat above the RdW (I'm not fully sure of the connection), it stood for "Vereinigung der leitenden Angestellten in Handel und Industrie", again roughly the "Association of Executives in Trade and Industry".

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Don

Thank you Gentlemen.

Alex; Yes, that first one is indeed a tough one to find.

Paul; As far as I'm aware, these were just membership badges.

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Don

And a very small stickpin

I have this one...

I can't decide which I prefer

Not a problem, but it is true, it's not easy to be 100% sure all the time....

Here's my version of the badge.

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Don

I personally feel that they are original otherwise I wouldn't have purchased them, but these days who can say for sure.

Yes Hüsken shows them, the 1997 edition shows the latest one I've shown & new edition shows the fisrt ones posted here. Neither edition shows the version without the starburst.

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Don

Thank you Joe. Yes it is odd, assuming of course that they are originals.... :wacky:

And as before, a side by side comparison.... You may need to click on the image to see it full size.

I recently came across another with a slight variation again. This time the starburst is finer & the arms of the Swastika are slightly shorter. Probably just a die cutter's variation....

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Don

Welcome to the forum Dr Harmelink. What sort of help do you need?

Don

Very interesting Odulf, thank you. Unfortunately I am not a tinnie collector & do not know of the one that you mention. Do you have a picture of the design?

Thanks

Don

Another match I think Joe, thanks for sharing it with us.

A nice pair Robert...

Here's mine for you to compare.

A couple of very fine pieces you found, now you need the rest of the set

Thanks for showing them...

Don

I'm afraid that these are not my area so I cannot offer advice. Hopefully one of our other members may be able to assist.

Sorry

Don

That's an excellent site John, I shall keep the link to that one for future reference. Thanks for posting it.

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Don

I hate to be the bringer of bad news but I'm afraid that these are fantasy pieces produced in the 1970's. They have been cropping up all over the place & causing many arguments on the various forums.

However any Channel Island collector will tell you that they never existed during the period & none have been found on the islands.

Sorry

Don

I don't know beans about tinnies.

Nor me, but from what I can see there aren't any red flags. Hopefully Pete will be able to shed more light on them....

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Don