nbolinger Posted July 9, 2016 Share #1 Posted July 9, 2016 Picked this up today , its red plastic , does not have any old or look like it ever had any gold on it. Never seen anything like it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbolinger Posted July 9, 2016 Author Share #2 Posted July 9, 2016 ds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbolinger Posted July 9, 2016 Author Share #3 Posted July 9, 2016 wwq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww1buff Posted July 9, 2016 Share #4 Posted July 9, 2016 That's a really neat find! Is it bakelite? ww1buff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted July 9, 2016 Share #5 Posted July 9, 2016 I have seen several in plastic but painted. Maybe this one just never got a coat of paint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary B Posted July 11, 2016 Share #6 Posted July 11, 2016 Normally the plastic ones I have/have seen are blue. Gary B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbolinger Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share #7 Posted July 16, 2016 Thanks for the help, was a new one for me also. Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonmoen Posted June 8, 2017 Share #8 Posted June 8, 2017 That's a variation I've never seen before. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hirsca Posted June 9, 2017 Share #9 Posted June 9, 2017 Love it! Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ santangelo Posted May 24, 2019 Share #10 Posted May 24, 2019 This is an interesting pin. No doubt original. I can't recall ever seeing one made of this material. I do know that uniform buttons were made during the war of some vegetable material and have the look of plastic. This might have been made before the war ended when brass was still rationed. However, years ago while scrounging in the basement of an Army and Navy store that was closing, I found several thousand of these pins made of sterling silver and gold plated. It would certainly have been more economical to make them of some base metal. Sterling jewelry was fairly cheap in those days so maybe the ones I found were made for people who just wanted something a little flashy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmar Posted June 20, 2020 Share #11 Posted June 20, 2020 I just saw this post. What a great find! I've never seen its likes before. Thank you for posting it!! Best wishes, Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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