Homefrontguy Posted December 13, 2009 Share #1 Posted December 13, 2009 The Kellogg's Ceral company placed 36 small pinback buttons each featuring a WWII squadron insignia in boxes of their Pep cereal in 1943. I have assembled about 24 of the 36, but I am hoping someone here has a checklist of these small and relatively affordable homefront pins. It would make my searching so much easier if I knew what I was missing. Thanks, Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasradio Posted December 26, 2009 Share #2 Posted December 26, 2009 The Kellogg's Ceral company placed 36 small pinback buttons each featuring a WWII squadron insignia in boxes of their Pep cereal in 1943. I have assembled about 24 of the 36, but I am hoping someone here has a checklist of these small and relatively affordable homefront pins. It would make my searching so much easier if I knew what I was missing. Thanks, Jim Jim, Here's a list of the pep pins. This came from a book "Illustrated Radio Premium catalog and price guide" Copyright 1989 by Tom Tumbusch. The book also shows some of the pins. Regards, Texasradio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluehawk Posted December 26, 2009 Share #3 Posted December 26, 2009 The Kellogg's Ceral company placed 36 small pinback buttons each featuring a WWII squadron insignia in boxes of their Pep cereal in 1943. I have assembled about 24 of the 36, but I am hoping someone here has a checklist of these small and relatively affordable homefront pins. It would make my searching so much easier if I knew what I was missing. Thanks, Jim I'd love to see some photos of these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homefrontguy Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share #4 Posted December 30, 2009 Thank you !!!! That really helps. I will post a picture of the pins in the next day or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homefrontguy Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share #5 Posted December 30, 2009 Here are some of the pins. I used this pic as these are duplicates are labeled. On the back of each pin is the word Pep and they are less than an inch aprox. 3/4 inch. The airplane pins are an inch and are a bit more scarce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homefrontguy Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share #6 Posted December 30, 2009 Airplane Pin. Series of Eight. 1 Inch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Signor Posted February 22, 2010 Share #7 Posted February 22, 2010 Here are some of the pins. I used this pic as these are duplicates are labeled. On the back of each pin is the word Pep and they are less than an inch aprox. 3/4 inch. The airplane pins are an inch and are a bit more scarce. The pin in the center with Bird/crossed missles is the USN VBF-12 insignia Johnny [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Ace Posted February 26, 2010 Share #8 Posted February 26, 2010 Here's the way I have my Kellogg's Pep squadron Pins and cereal squadron patches displayed in a picture frame in my collection that I'm in the process of liquidating. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homefrontguy Posted March 5, 2010 Author Share #9 Posted March 5, 2010 Here's the way I have my Kellogg's Pep squadron Pins and cereal squadron patches displayed in a picture frame in my collection that I'm in the process of liquidating. Mike Can you post the pic again please. Thanks. Id love to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Kimmel Posted March 6, 2010 Share #10 Posted March 6, 2010 The Kellogg's Ceral company placed 36 small pinback buttons each featuring a WWII squadron insignia in boxes of their Pep cereal in 1943. I have assembled about 24 of the 36, but I am hoping someone here has a checklist of these small and relatively affordable homefront pins. It would make my searching so much easier if I knew what I was missing. Thanks, Jim Geez, I remember these from when I was a kid back in the 40's. I had a considerable number of these and the comic characters as well. Somewhere along the way they got tossed. I remember also having the Pep benne that some were attached to. My mother, bless here soul, had a habit of cleaning house from time to time, especially after I was married and moved out. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheskett Posted March 6, 2010 Share #11 Posted March 6, 2010 Geez, I remember these from when I was a kid back in the 40's. I had a considerable number of these and the comic characters as well. Somewhere along the way they got tossed. I remember also having the Pep benne that some were attached to. My mother, bless here soul, had a habit of cleaning house from time to time, especially after I was married and moved out. Richard Richard I have my dad's beenie with the pep cartoon pins in it, Popeye and others. He graduated in 45 and off to the Army. I have his hat and old stuffed animal. Very cool pins. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Ace Posted March 8, 2010 Share #12 Posted March 8, 2010 Hopefully my picture will come through this time. Mike Here's the way I have my Kellogg's Pep squadron Pins and cereal squadron patches displayed in a picture frame in my collection that I'm in the process of liquidating. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbolt Posted May 18, 2010 Share #13 Posted May 18, 2010 This brings back memories for me. Back in the 40s all of my friends and I collected and traded these. The cereal was terrible (instant sludge when you added milk) but we choked it down to get those buttons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayonetman Posted May 18, 2010 Share #14 Posted May 18, 2010 Sorry about the photo quality - these are some that I sold on eBay a couple of years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluehawk Posted May 25, 2010 Share #15 Posted May 25, 2010 Today I received my lot of 21 of the 36 possible PEP Squadron pins, in a great exchange with arclight, and am very glad to have a start on the set; Thanks for all who contributed to this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chip23 Posted March 9, 2013 Share #16 Posted March 9, 2013 If anyone is interested in Pep pins, I have some available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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