Costa Posted November 4, 2019 Share #1 Posted November 4, 2019 this would be kind of unusual for a faker to make--- or would it be?? kind of unique, ornate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costa Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share #2 Posted November 4, 2019 back hallmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted November 4, 2019 Share #3 Posted November 4, 2019 Seen some similiar wire work done in Italy but not halmarked. Pin has an english influance and seen on items from many of the colonized areas. This appears made in Egypt.Maybe Cairo. From on line... The left hallmark indicates purity and the assay office, the middle one shows the type of the metal (silver is a lotus flower or a cat), and the right shows the date. The left mark is combined from two parts: the top bit is the assay office, unknown in this case due to the quality of the photo (Could be Alexandria, Beni Suef, Cairo, Keneh, Tanta all are here: http://www.h.cx/?key=egypt&country=Egypt) .800 fine. The date 1941-1942. silver hallmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfrost Posted November 4, 2019 Share #4 Posted November 4, 2019 I like the wing. Almost bid on them myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Posted November 5, 2019 Share #5 Posted November 5, 2019 Good pickup Costa! You beat me out at the end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottiques Posted November 5, 2019 Share #6 Posted November 5, 2019 I have a few sweetheart wings with similar filigree work on them. I always thought that they were a CBI product-- don't recall how I arrived at that conclusion (other items with it or something that I read). Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted November 5, 2019 Share #7 Posted November 5, 2019 Several countries are known for this type of work. Italy, Greece and India. I’ve dealt with jewelry for several decades and those are all countries that use this technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costa Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share #8 Posted November 5, 2019 very unique. workmanship looks to be very labor intensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mghcal Posted November 5, 2019 Share #9 Posted November 5, 2019 I think we all get fixated on theater made wings being "CBI" made. The reality is that there were dozens of air bases on the ATC ferrying routes and why wouldn't local craftsmen be setting up shop near those bases? Even some of the India and China combat crews were traveling through the South Atlantic Ferrying Route which went from Florida to Puerto Rico to Guyana to Brazil to West Africa to Egypt and then on to India with multiple possible stops in between for refuel and repairs. A Ferrying crew might stop in a dozen+ countries during one trip! We all know the "Panama" wing but I suspect other patterns were made there as well which are as of now considered "CBI" made. But why not Brazilian made wings? Why not west African or Iranian made wings? We've seen egyptian styled wings before as well. We had a lot of troops in Tunisia and Libya and it'd be odd in my opinion if they weren't selling items to US soldiers. I dunno it's just my opinion that many theater made wings might not be CBI. Anyway...it's a great looking wing and with those hallmarks you should be able to narrow it down with Doyler's suggestions. If you can please post clear closeups of the hallmarks it'd be great to know where it was made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottiques Posted November 5, 2019 Share #10 Posted November 5, 2019 I think we all get fixated on theater made wings being "CBI" made. The reality is that there were dozens of air bases on the ATC ferrying routes and why wouldn't local craftsmen be setting up shop near those bases? Even some of the India and China combat crews were traveling through the South Atlantic Ferrying Route which went from Florida to Puerto Rico to Guyana to Brazil to West Africa to Egypt and then on to India with multiple possible stops in between for refuel and repairs. A Ferrying crew might stop in a dozen+ countries during one trip! We all know the "Panama" wing but I suspect other patterns were made there as well which are as of now considered "CBI" made. But why not Brazilian made wings? Why not west African or Iranian made wings? We've seen egyptian styled wings before as well. We had a lot of troops in Tunisia and Libya and it'd be odd in my opinion if they weren't selling items to US soldiers. I dunno it's just my opinion that many theater made wings might not be CBI. Anyway...it's a great looking wing and with those hallmarks you should be able to narrow it down with Doyler's suggestions. If you can please post clear closeups of the hallmarks it'd be great to know where it was made. I looked yesterday and did find the "CBI" filigree example: http://www.ww2wings.com/wings/homefront/sweetheart/johnsoncbiwing.shtml Doesn't make the CBI theater exclusive, but as Manayunkman stated, there are limited countries where this type of work was produced. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costa Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share #11 Posted November 5, 2019 really nice crafted wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted November 5, 2019 Share #12 Posted November 5, 2019 They are striking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted November 5, 2019 Share #13 Posted November 5, 2019 And the hallmarks are very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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