Ulsterman Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 (edited) got these on Sunday-beautifully made and dirt cheap. I presume miners' service badges of years underground and a really big "Distinguished company " Brigade badge. I love Hungarian stuff. Edited April 2, 2007 by Ulsterman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunyadi Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Interesting phrase - "Lion Coal Miner" 10/15 years of the "Old Guard" - Old Guard was a common name of an old die hard communist from the WW1 period. Later it seems to be an expression to signify one who was diligent and obedient to the work at hand over a long period (in this case 10 and 15 years.) Very Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 (edited) Ulsterman,Interesting T?rzsg?rda pins. These pins normally come with the name of the company on them as they were awarded for years of service with a specific firm. I guess these might have been awarded to someone who actually worked for the Miner's Trade Union. Take a look at my thread on T?rzsg?rda pins for more info.Regards,Gordon Edited April 4, 2007 by Gordon Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zsolt Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Hi Gents,Jeff: This badge is not "Distinguished company " Brigade badge, but correctly it is Distinguished brigade of the company badge.Charles: Oroszl?ny is not oroszl?n (lion) and not orosz l?ny (russian girl), but Oroszl?ny is a small town near Tatab?nya. In this area were a lot of coal mines.Gordon: These are not Trade Union, but company t?rzsg?rda pins. ( Oroszl?nyi sz?nb?ny?k: Coal mines in Oroszl?ny) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted April 9, 2007 Author Share Posted April 9, 2007 Well I'll be! It's all in the accent huh?Not an easy language this Hungarian-interesting though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decker Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 "Lion Coal Miner" Yes, Zsolt is right. Oroszl?ny is a small town near my hometown.In Kom?rom-Esztergom county there were a widespread layer of coal under ground which had been being brought to surface from the 1930's through 3 or 4 main shafts. One of them (and the only one still working) was the one in the vicinity of Oroszl?ny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunyadi Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Its not been my month of translation..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Craig Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 Zolt,Thanks for your comments. I knew they were Torzsgarda pins but didn't bother translating the names on the badges. I guess that I should have.Regards,Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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