Flashlarue Posted September 4, 2021 Share #1 Posted September 4, 2021 I've not seen a Pancraft hallmark before. The eagle and sheild are marked Sterling but the anchors aren't marked as to what metal they are. The eagle is beautifully detailed overall a gorgeous device. Link to comment
digi-shots Posted January 25, 2022 Share #2 Posted January 25, 2022 btt Any thoughts on this maker or time period? Link to comment
Basic Rifleman Posted January 25, 2022 Share #3 Posted January 25, 2022 Agreed. Gorgeous Badge. It's a WWII "era" piece. There are several WWII confirmed Chief Petty Officer Insignia makers marked by Pancraft on the interwebs. A google search for "pancraft" "insignia" will give you much more to go by. I believe they were LA based and were around from the 1930's through WWII. Link to comment
digi-shots Posted January 25, 2022 Share #4 Posted January 25, 2022 Thanks, I appreciate the info! Link to comment
5thwingmarty Posted February 3, 2022 Share #5 Posted February 3, 2022 On Ron Burkey's https://www.flyingtigerantiques.com/ site he has several Pancraft items, and he indicates they were made by Robbins. Link to comment
5thwingmarty Posted May 15, 2022 Share #6 Posted May 15, 2022 Well I just found this on ebay. I don't know if the connection has been shown before, but in any event it appears Pancraft was a trademark / hallmark used on items sold by Joseph Panitz & Co. If the insignia are in the Robbins pattern I would presume that Robbins made them for Joseph Panitz. Link to comment
5thwingmarty Posted May 16, 2022 Share #7 Posted May 16, 2022 Found this information at https://edmon.substack.com/p/megilla-memorial-day-issue?s=r "In Los Angeles, if you wanted to look good before marching off to war, Joseph Panitz, was the man to see. Sometime in the 1920s Panitz had opened a tailor shop in downtown at 426 S. Spring St. where he made U.S. service uniforms. With the approval of the U.S. government, he was allowed to make all the elements of a dress uniform, including the WWII hat shown above. To be fitted for a bespoke uniform required a fitting, and future officers from the Army, Navy and Marines would report to the Panitz shop to be measured. Panitz, born in Poland in 1892, came to Los Angeles via New York with his wife, the Yiddish folksinger Feigele Panitz in 1921. A leading Labor Zionist, he was one of the founders of the Institute of Jewish Education. Proud of his work, each of his hats was stamped with the slogan None Better.” The company was still in business in at least the early 1940's. Link to comment
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