AASLT Posted August 22, 2022 Share #1 Posted August 22, 2022 Hi, I hope this thread is ok here. I got this Civil Air Patrol badge at a WWII museum’s estate sale this past weekend. As I was looking at other variants, I started noticing some differences. First of all the badges are very beautiful and intricately designed in my opinion. The first pic is of mine, followed by two from ebay where the last one looks much simpler in design, and looks brand new. Mine has blue thread in the cloud above the eagle head. The eagle has a single black feather coming off the top of the head. The very top feathers are silver. The next one down is either older/dirtier or both. I appreciate the blue quilted background moreso than the blue threaded one. My propellor has round ends and the next one is sharp. Does anyone know about the history of these type of badges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted August 23, 2022 Share #2 Posted August 23, 2022 All of them are ‘beauties’, AASLT. However I’m afraid that the differences in design are due to the whims and capabilities (or lack thereof) of the makers versus any intentional changes in design. Frankly of the examples you posted, the one you now own is definitely more high quality than the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra 6 Actual Posted August 23, 2022 Share #3 Posted August 23, 2022 AASLT, here’s an example of the “artistic license” … or the relative skill levels … of three “interpretations” of the US Justice Department’s seal in the centers of these three items: First up, and probably overall the best of the lot: (But notice the white arrows, so thin you can hardly see them.) Next, the eagle has some kind of blue spotted disease and the arrows are just a blue blob: And last, the arrows are nicely done, but that fat eagle is truly ugly: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AASLT Posted August 23, 2022 Author Share #4 Posted August 23, 2022 Those are awesome! And yes, I see what you mean wrt quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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