Captain Midnight Decoder Membership Medal (Cash Only & Elk Grove Pick-up)

Cash only. Bring exact change. No Apps. No holds. Pickup in Elk Grove at or around Core Recreation Center (Morse Park). This premium was sent to kids who listened to the Captain Midnight radio show in 1940. Made of bronze, it is the size of a large coin, bigger than a quarter. Staring soberly through his goggles, Captain Midnight is flanked by his sidekicks, Patsy Donovan and Chuck Ramsay, and he prompts us to remember the password COBRALHOFA for decoding those all-important secret messages contained in each show. On the back is a clockface pointing to midnight, plus the logo of his show's sponsor, Skelly Oil, and the legend Medal of Membership, Captain Midnight Flight Patrol, 1940. In addition to decoding messages, the Captain Midnight medal could be used as a decision-maker. The center of the propellor is raised, so if you spin the medal face-down, the clock hands on the back whirl around, eventually slowing to point in a particular direction—according to the radio ads, an invaluable aid for those tough choices, like picking kids for your team.