{"product_id":"antique-vintage-old-austrian-hiking-badge-66651","title":"Austrian Brass Folk Costume Badge, Tyrolean Couple – Vintage, 1950s","description":"\u003cp\u003eA beautiful \u003cstrong\u003ebrass folk costume badge\u003c\/strong\u003e showing a couple dressed in traditional \u003cstrong\u003eTyrolean costume\u003c\/strong\u003e: the woman wears a dirndl with an apron and flat shoes, the man leather trousers, boots and a wool jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBackground\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis badge was not originally a hiking badge – it was riveted to a metal object on the back, later removed with the rivet remains filed down. The nail under the man's arm was added afterward so the badge could be nailed onto a walking stick; it works just as well on a wooden beam indoors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: approx. 5.5 cm (2.2 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaximum width: approx. 4.5 cm (1.8 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDepth: approx. 0.4 cm (0.16 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: brass-plated iron\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: Austria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDate: 1950s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good condition; the brass has developed a patina over time. Please consider the photos part of the condition description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho It's For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor rustic homes and rooms, and for collectors of folk costume badges and hiking sticks – a small piece of Austrian folk culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWipe dry; avoid harsh polish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePrice is for 1 item. Ships from Austria, carefully packed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eScouts' flea market in Zwettl. This little brass couple lay among old hiking badges, as if they too had walked many paths. Once fixed to something else, then removed and given new meaning. Some things always find a new place where they belong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7b3f00;\"\u003eTwo who always come along — Things with Soul · VintageAustriaShop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VintageAustriaShop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57492908441975,"sku":"30101","price":36.4,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/4071\/4359\/files\/il_fullxfull.3717125120_c73w.jpg?v=1790355672","url":"https:\/\/vintageaustriashop.com\/en\/products\/antique-vintage-old-austrian-hiking-badge-66651","provider":"VintageAustriaShop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}