Early Japanese Baseball Badge Prize Toy -J

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.

This particular badge "J" is a pennant shape with a batter with his bat on his shoulder next to the initials B.B. (baseball !)

1.5 inches ( 3.8 cm) wide

Unused  VG Condition