Third reich "mad scientist's" photo

[yarmouth]

What have I started lol...I'm glad I could contribute some useful controversy for our members!

[James C]

these chaps seem quite young is it possible they are hitlerjungend

[SteveR]

They are making "Nazi meth" to sell to bikers in the US.

Love potion # 9 ???? Anybody remember the song ?

A cure for hemorrhoids ????

Sticky stuff for a glue motel for Russian soldiers ????



I am running out of goofy ideas.

[Erno]

Oh boy. SteveR, I would suggest editing out the fifth line of the above post.

[Aleksander P]

Oh boy. SteveR, I would suggest editing out the fifth line of the above post.

I see a shit storm coming in...

[yarmouth]

Oh boy. SteveR, I would suggest editing out the fifth line of the above post.

Lol...

[yarmouth]

It's not just the teeth, actually. The general design, the proportions, the lines on the skull; everything checks out. Whatever it is, this is really the same type of patch. I have composited the images for clarity:

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Me neither. Think I'll pre-order mine from Snyder right now!

Yes, you are right! The images do look the same. Well the fellow who owns that patch will be happy to know that it isn't a "fantasy" piece after all. So gentlemen! How do we get to the bottom of this mystery? Where do we go from here? Hmmmm....

[StefanM]

Yes, you are right! The images do look the same. Well the fellow who owns that patch will be happy to know that it isn't a "fantasy" piece after all. So gentlemen! How do we get to the bottom of this mystery? Where do we go from here? Hmmmm....

With a 10A scalpel blade, I would be inclined to try gently scrapping the glued paper fibres from the left of the "1938" to reveal what is written underneath. Probably a place name, which might indicate where to look for further references to chemical companies and labs. Also try to investigate what is written under the glued paper top left.

Or given the youngish age of the "technicians" maybe it is the science lab in a school or college? This might be the link to the use of swimming proficiency patch but adopted for another purpose and meaning?

[yarmouth]

A 10A scalpel blade. Where the heck do I find one of those lol? I'll have to call around. A medical suppy store maybe. The rest of the sentence says "...at work in the laboratory" so I'm guessing it would either be a person's name or a general working title of the men featured in the photo. Thanks Stefan!

[StefanM]

Ebayers sell Swann Morton scalpel blades and handles... 23b blades are also good for scrapping but require a larger handle size than 10As...or you can just use the blades without handles.