Excellent Railroad Traffic Controller badge, circa early- to mid-1950s.
Brass, enamels; measures 40.2 mm in height x 26.0 mm in width. Late version featuring relatively flat central portion with a less pronounced step from the oval border to the wreath. The screw post is about 3.1 mm in diameter.
In outstanding, excellent condition. The enamel shows beautiful luster and beside a couple of microscopic contact marks, is perfect everywhere including the color dots making the "lenses" of the semaphore and the switch signal. Raised details are pristine and extremely crisp. The gold plating on the wreath and the reverse is intact and bright. The screw pos
Brass, enamels; measures 40.2 mm in height x 26.0 mm in width. Late version featuring relatively flat central portion with a less pronounced step from the oval border to the wreath. The screw post is about 3.1 mm in diameter.
In outstanding, excellent condition. The enamel shows beautiful luster and beside a couple of microscopic contact marks, is perfect everywhere including the color dots making the "lenses" of the semaphore and the switch signal. Raised details are pristine and extremely crisp. The gold plating on the wreath and the reverse is intact and bright. The screw post is full length, nearly 13 mm, and includes original screw plate maker marked "ShM Z-D MPS" ("Mechanical Stamping Factory, Ministry of Railroad Transportation").
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