Belgian medal makers / retailers

[Stuka f]

Not much else to do, then to sit still and heal, after a tendon tear in my right arm....

So I tought why not start a thread with Belgian medals makers and retailers. With the pile of medal boxes I have that might take some posts.

Let's start with the greatest name; Fonson.

 

Next is Fish, a old one and the modern one;

 

Van Look from Antwerp, also two different one's, two different adresses too;

 

Walravens;

 

Wolfers;

 

[paul wood]

Kris

Interesting topic keep them coming, was the tendon tear due to reclaiming your garden?

Paul

[Stuka f]

Hey Paul,

no, I stopped reclaiming the garden two weeks ago, when I fell from a ladder when trying to cut a dead tree...

The tendon tear happened when moving my stuff...

I defenetly nead a tractor there.

[Laurence Strong]

Interesting, Here's my contribution..

 

 

From a Knights class Leopold I

 

2nd class cross for the Civil decoration for Long Service.

 

1st class cross for the Civil decoration for Long Service in the Pompiers et Garde Civil of Leopold l

 

 

Cheers

Larry

Edited February 19, 2016 by Laurence Strong

[speedytop]

Hi,

a nice thread.

Another maker, de Greef:

Uwe

[Bilco]

I have two:

A Fonson wrapper for a Interallied Victory Medal.

Ch Galere, with an Interallied Victory Medal.

Bill

 

 

 

 

[Stuka f]

Thanks for your input, all!

Ch Galère is the first one I see!

Edited February 19, 2016 by Stuka f

[speedytop]

Devillez; the maker?

Uwe

[Bilco]

Another Fisch wrapper for the WW1 Victory medal - not mine, sadly ...

and a better photo of my Fonson wrapper ...

 

A selection from a web site   http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/insignia-flags-regalia/belgian-secret-army-105748/

 

And another .. http://natedsanders.com/bronze_olympic_medal_from_the_1920_summer_olympics-lot37396.aspx

 

Bill

Edited February 19, 2016 by Bilco
additional info

[Stuka f]

The picture and thread on WRF are mine. Not sure I still have them...

I generally get my medals from local auction houses, thing is your never sure the right medals still are in the right boxes.

I make a pic the way they got in, and then keep the boxes separtly from the medals.

[speedytop]

Fisch

Uwe

[Alex K]

My little contribution

[speedytop]

Fonson

Uwe

[Graf]

My little contribution

 The pictures are from my archive of Belgium makers marks

 

 

Graf

[speedytop]

van Larebeke

Uwe

[speedytop]

Addition to Post 14 with DE VIGNE-HART

They had problems with the name, because I found DE VIGNE HART on another box; and here is the decoration in my collection with DEVIGNE-HART:

Uwe

 

[pieter1012]

Just saw this interesting topic. Here pictures of an Leopold order and case made by C.J. Buls I have in my collection. He was the first Belgium manufacturer of the Leopold order, starting around 1850. Before that the Leopold order was made by Dutalis in Paris. As you can see the maker's mark is not inside the lid of the case, but a sticker on the bottom. Pieter

 

[Stuka f]

Thanks for all replies.

Very instructive.

[VC89]

Widow (Vve, veuve) of Fernand Heremans? I can't find anything about it ... i have searched in the almanac of the city of Brussels but can't find it at this adress. Since the street (Avenue Emile Verhaeren) was build in 1907-1908 it can not be earlier.

[paul wood]

It must be after 1951 as he was known to have made early bilingual insignia and he was at 9 Rue de Ruche in the 1940s

Paul

[pieter1012]

Here another case by Ch. Galére, this one for commander military of the Leopold order.

Pieter