Dark red versus light red

[Wim Vangossum]

Hi everyone,


Received this M1/14 opaque enamel party pin yesterday. It has a dark red enamel, just like it's transp. stippled brothers. When I compared it with another opaque enamel pin of my collection (M1/163), I noticed this one was more light red in colour. Has anyone noticed this before? Are there other makers using a light red solid enamel?



Regards, Wim

[Woolgar]

Interesting Wim. Could it be sun fading ?

Nick

[Wim Vangossum]

Interesting Wim. Could it be sun fading ?

Nick

I don't think so, Nick. I think Franz Schmidt used a lighter colour of enamel and I wonder if there are more...

[Greenhorn]

Wim

Here are the opaque badges from my collection. Separately, they appear red, together none are the same color. Some hue of orange and red are represented. M1/163, 157, 105, and 63 are shown below, in that order.

Green

[Wim Vangossum]

Thanks for posting, Green. Now it's quite obvious. I never payed attention to it untill I bought my second opaque enamel party pin.
It seems that M1/163 has the most orange colour of them all.

Regards, Wim

[Glenn66]

Red/orange, black and white...such an appealing colour combination!