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Jay Shelly
Visitor
| | Posted on Saturday, November 19, 2016 - 02:39 pm: | 
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Hi,
Recently uncovered this Vinco bronze or copper badge. It has hung in out garage in the same spot of at least 40 years.
Has anyone seen one before? Does anyone know if it relates to Vinco marine?
Will be looking to sell the item once I can find out a little more about it's origin's.
Cheers
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Todd Vidgen
Senior Member
Username: todd_vidgen
Post Number: 273
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Saturday, November 19, 2016 - 04:39 pm: |
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Vinco also made boats as well as engines ,that is the transom badge.it was part of a set of three . the other two were mounted either side of the boat on the flare of the bow . they are sort of comet shaped with the letters getting smaller as they progressed down the "tail" of the comet
Cheers Todd |
Todd Vidgen
Senior Member
Username: todd_vidgen
Post Number: 274
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Saturday, November 19, 2016 - 04:40 pm: |
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PS They were chrome plated, yours has a wee bit of patina about it |
Jay Shelly
Visitor
| | Posted on Saturday, November 19, 2016 - 10:54 pm: |
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Fantastic thanks, I reckon it has seen a few years of service.
Any idea of a year bracket |
Todd Vidgen
Senior Member
Username: todd_vidgen
Post Number: 275
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2016 - 03:39 pm: |
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I have a vinco sales booklet that shows one on a trailer being towed by a 1952 Austin Devon. Dont know which had more power ,the car or the boat. |
Todd Vidgen
Senior Member
Username: todd_vidgen
Post Number: 276
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2016 - 03:43 pm: |
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I helped a friend restore a half cabin of the same vintage that one had a simplex 5/7 in it. we had all the badges re-chromed by Hamilton plating in Newcastle NSW |
