THIS VINTAGE BADGE WAS  USED AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY.IT IS A LIGHT weight BRASS BADGE. IT WAS CALLED A READY MADE.WHEN A POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS FORMED THEY  CONTACTED A BADGE MANUFACTURER, THE COMPANY  GENERALLY HAD A GROUP OF BADGES THAT WERE READY MADE ,AND COULD BE  SHIPPED RITE AWAY. IT HAS A NICKEL SILVER SPRING PIN ON THE REAR.                                                          "  PRIOR TO  1895   MANY SMALL TOWNS AND VILLAGES USED  GENERIC TYPE BADGES."            badge measures 2-1/4x1-3/4 in.