Bob Hudson Posted July 27, 2015 Share #1 Posted July 27, 2015 Picked up a box of EGA's today, including a couple of nice "sweetheart" pieces and an H&H IMPERIAL enlisted dress cover EGA, something that doesn't seem too common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share #2 Posted July 27, 2015 This is the H&H HILBORN & HAMBURG EGA for the enlisted dress blues cover. A pair of matching collar pieces are in the EGA Reference section at http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/114175-hh-imperial-m37-enlisted-dress-collars/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted July 27, 2015 This large sterling sweetheart piece has some low-key rhinestones, and is marked USM for, of course, US MARINES. Besides the STERLING mark on the anchor cross bar, there appears to be some sort of hallmark at the tip of the anchor but I can't make it out. The sterling silver seems to be quite thick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted July 27, 2015 Another nice large sweetheart piece, marked STERLING on the wing, but no makers marks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted July 27, 2015 Any thoughts on these collar pieces? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stucky151 Posted July 27, 2015 Share #6 Posted July 27, 2015 Another nice large sweetheart piece, marked STERLING on the wing, but no makers marks. 6.jpg 7.jpg I love the design of these EGAs! Nice pick up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
normaninvasion Posted July 27, 2015 Share #7 Posted July 27, 2015 Any thoughts on these collar pieces? 8.jpg 9.jpg Believe they are KW era. There is a Wolf Brown carded example in the ref. section. They remind me of all the late 20s-30s variations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted July 28, 2015 Share #8 Posted July 28, 2015 Another nice large sweetheart piece, marked STERLING on the wing, but no makers marks. 6.jpg 7.jpg As far as I know, this was never made in a sweetheart pattern. I believe it to be an officer cover emblem that either the post broke or was intentionally removed...looks like you can see remnants of the marks made by the heating of the solder... and then either repaired with the pinback or converted for sweetheart use. Fairly common of the era to see this done. Beautiful bird And the H&H Imperial...nice, proving there're still variants of the M37 out there. I've seen the cover emblem in dress with the H&H on the separate disk, but not one also marked Imperial that I can recall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted July 28, 2015 Share #9 Posted July 28, 2015 Any thoughts on these collar pieces? 8.jpg 9.jpg Post-WWII private purchase pair based on the Meyers pattern of the 20s-30s. I've only seen the clutchback in service, never marked, but when packaged they tend to be on WB cards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted July 28, 2015 Share #10 Posted July 28, 2015 This large sterling sweetheart piece has some low-key rhinestones, and is marked USM for, of course, US MARINES. Besides the STERLING mark on the anchor cross bar, there appears to be some sort of hallmark at the tip of the anchor but I can't make it out. The sterling silver seems to be quite thick. 4.jpg 5.jpg Is it a Trifari mark? They used several hallmarks over the years, but the style reminds me of other sweetheart pieces that were manufactorer by them. Lots of rounded, slick edges and rhinestones, generally pinback broaches like so One of their better known pieces for reference... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hudson Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share #11 Posted July 28, 2015 Is it a Trifari mark? They used several hallmarks over the years, but the style reminds me of other sweetheart pieces that were manufactorer by them. Lots of rounded, slick edges and rhinestones, generally pinback broaches like so One of their better known pieces for reference... I thought it might be theirs, but in doing worthpoint and Google image searches I've looked at a ton of Trifaris and I just don't see any matches for this one, which has no continents, uses the "USM" and and has the anchor pointing the "wrong" way. The bird on this one does seems inspired by the spike helmet emblem: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teufelhunde.ret Posted July 28, 2015 Share #12 Posted July 28, 2015 As far as I know, this was never made in a sweetheart pattern. I believe it to be an officer cover emblem that either the post broke or was intentionally removed...looks like you can see remnants of the marks made by the heating of the solder... and then either repaired with the pinback or converted for sweetheart use. Fairly common of the era to see this done. Beautiful bird And the H&H Imperial...nice, proving there're still variants of the M37 out there. I've seen the cover emblem in dress with the H&H on the separate disk, but not one also marked Imperial that I can recall Concur... Post WW1 construction converted to pin back by necessity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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