Collectors have to be wary when purchasing vintage items from ebay, Yahoo and other collectible sites. Some of these items are very expensive and of course with value comes counterfeiters. We come across “fakes” from time to time, and it is our aim to post them here when we do.
One huge clue is to be wary of is any vintage pinback that doesn’t have it’s original backpaper attached. Without it, the pin isn’t worth as much as one that does, and of course we realize that some didn’t have a backpaper to begin with either.
| Original | Reproduction | Notes |
 |  | Original is 1.25″ celluloid. Kay Kamen backpaper. Stars located on the right side of the image. Repro is 1.25″ celluloid. Plain metal back with no backpaper. No stars. |
 |  | Original is 1.25″ celluloid. Kay Kamen backpaper. “Follow My Adventures” text is red. Repro is 1.25″ celluloid. Plain metal back with no backpaper. “Follow My Adventures” text is black. |
 |  | Original is 1.25″ celluloid. Kay Kamen backpaper. Outer grid lines are close the button edge. Repro is 1.25″ celluloid. Plain metal back with no backpaper. Outer grid lines are positioned away from the button edge. Red color is washed out to a faded pink. |
 |  | Original is 7/8″ celluloid. M. Pudlin backpaper. Image fills the button area with very little white space around the border. Repro is 7/8″ celluloid. Plain metal back with no backpaper. Image is small with larger border of white space. |
 |  | Original is 1.25″ celluloid. Kay Kamen backpaper. Copyright text reads “© 1938 W D Ent”. Repro is 1.25″ celluloid. Plain metal back with no backpaper. Copyright text reads “© 1938 W. Disney”. |