Early Japanese Baseball Badge Prize Toy -F

These vintage (possibly before WW2) badges were prize toys. Each badge was attached to a lightweight cardboard sheet in a numbered space. There were tickets at the bottom that the buyer would select to see what number prize they got. The sheet was disintegrating with age so I removed the prizes.

The badge fastens like a tie tack with a post and knurled knob that screws into place. The badge is made of a soft metal, possibly pewter. I have had many early Japanese figures, penny toys and pin backs cast in this soft, almost flexible metal...most were made in the pre-war period.

Condition is unused, just as it came from the prize toy sheet. The casting's edges are not cleaned up since these were cheap novelty items but you could easily tidy them up with a pair of small scissors or an exacto knife.

Badge "F" shows a baseball player running, with the words Base and Ball on either side. The Ls in Ball look like Ps.....special Japanese cursive?

1.5 inches ( 3.8 cm) wide

Unused - VG Condition