Beautiful Rare Auto Badges

[TheLRZ]

The second I saw this badge.
That was it.

as a Canadian into GM, I couldn’t believe what I was looking at.

I bought a few that day, to celebrate a huge stretch of work and the sale of my car ( mask the pain of selling it).

I’ll share the others in the thread.

I had to start it with this amazing

GENERAL MOTORS TRUCK

possibly 1928

 

[TheLRZ]

Splurge

 

[heddrik]

Cool. I have a Wolverine motor oil watch fob I found metal detecting.

 

[TheLRZ]

Cool. I have a Wolverine motor oil watch fob I found metal detecting.

What’s a watch fob?

 

[TheLRZ]

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The purpose of a watch fob was to make the pocket watch more accessible, giving the user something to grab on to when pulling a pocket watch out of a vest or pants pocket. “

 

[heddrik]

They vary somewhat in size and shape, the pocket watch had a short leather strap that had a fob at the end of it . The fob had a slit the leather strap went through. The fob hung over the outside of the pocket , so you grabbed the fob and pulled your watch out. Easier than digging deep into your small watchpocket, not enough room for your hand and the watch. Some watches had chains attached that were usually longer . Google Wolverine watch fob.

 

[Iowa 409 Guy]

I used to carry a pocket watch with a fob when I was younger because I was too hard on a wrist watch.

 

[Junky]

 

[dakota tom]

Wolverine was a budget line from the REO auto company. It used a Continental engine.

 

[TheLRZ]

Wolverine was a budget line from the REO auto company. It used a Continental engine.

My family used to run the budget versions of car lines. So I appreciate the insight.
I’ll be holding onto that one too.

Just sold the Japan Auto Federation one