Vintage 1950s NOS Clown Girl and Gargoyle Dexterity Puzzle Game Plastic Toys Made in Hong Kong Circus Ball Maze 🧸 security_guard_pin The badge itself is a

The badge itself is a round pinback approximately 1

and the specific county affiliation all authenticate it as a genuine artifact of its era

because anyone born after its decline tends to think of it as simply a predecessor to the dollar store — a place for cheap goods

The printing is full-color lithography — a process that demanded real craft

lit from above so the domed badge face catches the light the way it would have on a dime-store wire rack circa the Eisenhower years

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