Sarge8 Posted January 15, 2018 Share #1 Posted January 15, 2018 Picked these up at an estate sale yesterday. Any opinions as to era? I am thinking 1920s? No markings on backs on any of the pieces. Thanks in advance, Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge8 Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share #2 Posted January 15, 2018 PS- I paid $20, was I far off or OK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtA Posted January 15, 2018 Share #3 Posted January 15, 2018 WW1 era. $20 was a good price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge8 Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share #4 Posted January 15, 2018 Thanks. Thought price was in the ballpark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted February 1, 2018 Share #5 Posted February 1, 2018 Nice group of pins for $20. Those capt coffin bars are probably sterling, most were. Not sure if the were used by NY National Guard or State Guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge8 Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share #6 Posted February 2, 2018 No markings on backs of any of the pieces. I was able to track down the owner through family records and Ancestry Captain (Doctor) J. Gardner Smith Joined the New York Guard on 19 Jun 1918 and resigned on 3 Mar 1920 Assigned to 1 F.H. (Field Hospital ?) He was born about 1862 in Massachusetts, but lived in New York City. Can't find when he died, but before 1941. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted February 2, 2018 Share #7 Posted February 2, 2018 No markings on backs of any of the pieces. I was able to track down the owner through family records and Ancestry Captain (Doctor) J. Gardner Smith Joined the New York Guard on 19 Jun 1918 and resigned on 3 Mar 1920 Assigned to 1 F.H. (Field Hospital ?) He was born about 1862 in Massachusetts, but lived in New York City. Can't find when he died, but before 1941. That’s cool you could trace the owner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge8 Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share #8 Posted February 9, 2018 I found a small image of Capt Smith in a book he wrote shortly before his death in 1931 (THE PRICE OF SUCCESS,From the LIFE AND TIMES OF DR. J. GARDNER SMITH M.D. ) His future son-in-law also served in the same unit (1st Field Hospital, NY Guard) as an enlisted soldier. The New York Guard was formed after the New York National Guard was called to Federal Service to guard important infrastructure in the state and provide emergency troops if needed by the state. It appears that they were rolled into the National Guard once they returned from WW1. There is an excellent listing of the State Guard units at: https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/articles/NYG_Structure_WW1_DeAngelis.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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