tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293329910174405420.post136028100195832280..comments2024-02-23T11:37:10.699-08:00Comments on Idaho Meanderings: 1900 Pinkerton US Detective Agency Badge : Old West Collectibles at GunBroker.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293329910174405420.post-70332751312959995582016-02-12T03:05:24.046-08:002016-02-12T03:05:24.046-08:00Hi, I came across this post searching for Pinkerto...Hi, I came across this post searching for Pinkerton badges from around 1890 to 1900. <br />Since I am just started getting into the topic, I wondered: What made you pick this one as probably authentic? What is a good source for this kind of information?<br /><br />I found a bunch of reproductions that seem to be struck and have the indentations enamelled like this, while the original badge of Allan Pinkerton is a typical engraving and the well known one with the famous "we never sleep" seems like cast bronze (or some other yellow-metal alloy).<br /><br />Thanks in advance for your help.Tierliebnoreply@blogger.com