PLEASE NOTE: We are BACK IN THE OFFICE as of MONDAY 01/06 catching up from Travel and Shipping out the Mountain of Orders we received!!
YES, Kanae is Here, Listing, Packing, & SHIPPING as of MONDAY 01/06!!
Update 01/10/25: WE ARE still EXPERIENCING SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH non-PayPal CREDIT CARD PURCHASES!!
If you would like to PAY for an Artifact with a CREDIT CARD, please email and I will get an invoice emailed to you ASAP!
THERE MAY BE SOME DELAYS in SOME POLICE & FIRE BADGES AFTER Wednesday 01/15 when I Leave for PORKY'S!!
NOTE: If You Are Going to Porky's I will be bringing CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, NEVADA, FEDERAL, & STATE AGENCY Badges.
If You Want to see something in-hand that is NOT in a Category above, try to let me know this weekend so I can get it pulled for the Show!!
We are HAPPY TO ACCEPT YOUR ORDERS during this time, and we will promptly SHIP MOST orders with ONE Business Day of Receipt of Payment!
And, as always, if you would like to fund your $100.00+ order through a Bank that offers ZELLE, ASK ABOUT our ZELLE DISCOUNT!!
That DISCOUNT also applies to PayPal GIFT (Fee-Free), Check, and Money Order payments!!
Thank you for visiting. We hope you will find some vintage artifacts here on our site to add to your collection.
We look forward to serving your collecting needs, Ron & Kanae
ARTIFACT:
This is a great World War II German Aircraft company worker badge for Erla Maschinenwerk in Leipzig. It could possibly have been worn by a forced laborer at Buchwald. ERLA was one of the top three largest manufacturers in Germany at the time, and made the Messesrshchmidt BF-109 fighter aircraft for the Luftwaffe. The badge was locally made in wartime white metal. It is painted red and gear-shaped with a small oval plate at the center bearing a small "Erla" wing.
VINTAGE:
Circa World War II.
SIZE:
Approximately 1-3/4" in diameter .
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Painted white metal.
ATTACHMENT:
Horizontal safety-style pin with round saddle.
MARKINGS:
APRECK & VRAGE LEIPZIG W33.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a WWII Nazi Germany aircraft worker collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VEJX14 LBGEX4/14 SBGEX11/18/22
CONDITION:
7- (Very Fine-): The badge has some areas of moderate wear.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
