Left: ULLR National Ski Patrol medal. As reported by the eBay buyer of this medal, "ULLR is the god of hunting in the winter. Some consider him to the be the god of snow. Breckenridge, Colorado has a ULLR festival annually. In the 1930's it was very common for skiers or mountaineers to carry a medal with the depiction of ULLR for good luck. Similar to a St. Christopher medal when traveling or a St. Bernard medal when in the mountains. ULLR medals were primarily made/used in Germany and Austria, though there are medals from Italy, Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria and Norway. Only a handful were made in the USA/Canada." Right: Northwest Orient McDonnell Douglas DC-10 medal with unusual upside-down map showing the way to Florida!
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