AndrewA74 Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Allright, Got this at a local antique store for free. It's Celluloide (Platic, but used in the 40's + 50's) and it's a pin. The pin is a safety pin. This thing is amystery. HELP!!!! Andrew Link to post Share on other sites
Brig Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 looks WWI-ish -BrigGySgt/USMC/0369RSU-Quantico"FOR OUR TOMORROWS, THEY GAVE THEIR TODAYS"RIPSgt Jesse 'Jeff Nasty' BalthaserSgt John P HulingCpl Carlos 'Gilo Monster' GilorozcoCpl Stephen C 'Socks' SockaloskyLCpl Joshua A 'Scottie' ScottLCpl Jason Lee 'Birdman' FryeLCpl Nicolas B MorrisonLCpl Jon T HicksLCpl Osbrany 'Oz' Montes De OcaPvt Lewis T D Calapini'The SOI 5' Link to post Share on other sites
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duarte1223 Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 I'd guess a sweetheart pin? Anyone else? Link to post Share on other sites
Brig Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 that'd be my guess, too -BrigGySgt/USMC/0369RSU-Quantico"FOR OUR TOMORROWS, THEY GAVE THEIR TODAYS"RIPSgt Jesse 'Jeff Nasty' BalthaserSgt John P HulingCpl Carlos 'Gilo Monster' GilorozcoCpl Stephen C 'Socks' SockaloskyLCpl Joshua A 'Scottie' ScottLCpl Jason Lee 'Birdman' FryeLCpl Nicolas B MorrisonLCpl Jon T HicksLCpl Osbrany 'Oz' Montes De OcaPvt Lewis T D Calapini'The SOI 5' Link to post Share on other sites
Lee Ragan Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Looks to be a premium like we used to get in a box of Cracker Jacks or cereal. Anybody over about 50 will remember this type of prize that could come in several different products of the 40's & 50's. A neat homefront item for sure! Link to post Share on other sites
BEAST Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Could also be a veteran pin to show that he served in WWI. " We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm. " View my website honoring the men and women of Indiana: http://indianavets.wix.com/indiana-at-war and follow my updates on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/IndianaModernAgeofWar/ Interested in US uniforms? Join the Association of American Military Uniform Collectors! http://aamuc.org/or find us on Facebook! facebook.com/AAMUC.ORG Link to post Share on other sites
Catherine Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 According to me this is an post WWI pin, for veterans. Maybe late '20ies-early 1930ies. But that's just my gut feeling. Sofie Link to post Share on other sites
Brig Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 here's a metal version on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/Early-WWII-Sweetheart-...1QQcmdZViewItem -BrigGySgt/USMC/0369RSU-Quantico"FOR OUR TOMORROWS, THEY GAVE THEIR TODAYS"RIPSgt Jesse 'Jeff Nasty' BalthaserSgt John P HulingCpl Carlos 'Gilo Monster' GilorozcoCpl Stephen C 'Socks' SockaloskyLCpl Joshua A 'Scottie' ScottLCpl Jason Lee 'Birdman' FryeLCpl Nicolas B MorrisonLCpl Jon T HicksLCpl Osbrany 'Oz' Montes De OcaPvt Lewis T D Calapini'The SOI 5' Link to post Share on other sites
Homefrontguy Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 I would say this is a WWII sweetheart pin. Due to metal shortages there was a shift from metal pins by some companies to plastic, bakelite and leather. I have included a photo of a case of pins below that are all WWII except one. You will note the RPH pin in the center is leather and several others including the large plane are plastic. There is also a soldier pin (11 oclock from the RPH pin) that shows the WWI style helmet which was often used on Sweetheart Jewelry in WWII since most of our soldiers were still wearing them when the war started. Jim Link to post Share on other sites
Brig Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 a year later...and I solved it. this is on eBay now... -BrigGySgt/USMC/0369RSU-Quantico"FOR OUR TOMORROWS, THEY GAVE THEIR TODAYS"RIPSgt Jesse 'Jeff Nasty' BalthaserSgt John P HulingCpl Carlos 'Gilo Monster' GilorozcoCpl Stephen C 'Socks' SockaloskyLCpl Joshua A 'Scottie' ScottLCpl Jason Lee 'Birdman' FryeLCpl Nicolas B MorrisonLCpl Jon T HicksLCpl Osbrany 'Oz' Montes De OcaPvt Lewis T D Calapini'The SOI 5' Link to post Share on other sites
Bluehawk Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Tenacity rules! HONORING FAMILY LtCol Wm Russell (1679-1757) VA Mil; Pvt Zachariah McKay (1714-97) Frederick VA Mil; BrigGen Evan Shelby, Jr (1719-94) VA Mil; Pvt Vincent Hobbs (1722-1808) Wythe VA Mil; Pvt Hugh Alexander (1724-77); Lt John R. Litton (1726-1804); Bvt BrigGen/Col Wm W. Russell (1735-93) 5th VA Rgmt; Lt James Scott (1736-1817); Capt John Murray, Sr (1747-1833); Capt John Sehorn, Sr (1748-1831) VA Mil; Pvt Corbin Lane (1750-1816) Franklin/TN Mil; Cpl Jesse D. Reynolds (1750-1836) 5th VA Rgmt; Capt. Solomon C. Litton (1751-1844); 1Lt Christopher Casey (1754-1840) SC Mil; Pvt Mark Adams (1755-1828); Pvt Randolph White (1755-1831) Bailey's Co. VA Rgmt; Capt. John R. Russell (1758-1838); Pvt Joseph T. Cooley (1767-1826) Fort Hempstead Mil; Pvt Thomas Barron (1776-1863) 1812; Capt. John Baumgardner (1787-1853) VA Mil; Pvt Joel Estep (1828-1864) Co B 5th KY Inf CSA & US; Pvt George B. Bell (1833-1910) Co C 47th IL Inf US; Cpl Daniel H. Barron (1838-1910) Co B 19th TN Rgmt Inf CSA; Capt Richard K. Kaufman (1908-1946) 7th PRG/3rd AF CCU; T-5 Vernon L. Bell (1926-95) 1802nd Spec Rgmt; PO2 Murray J. Heichman (1932-2019) HQSB/MCRD; PFC Jess Long (1934-2017) US Army; PFC Donald W. Johnson (1931-) 43rd ID HQ; A1C Keith W. Bell (1931-2011) 314th TCW; A3C Michael S. Bell (1946-) 3346th CMS; A1C Sam W. Lee (1954-2017) 2d BW; AW3 Keith J. Price (1975-) VP-10; 1Lt Matthew Wm Bell (1985-) 82nd Abn/SOC Link to post Share on other sites
Brig Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I'm sure there were similar badges for all services, too -BrigGySgt/USMC/0369RSU-Quantico"FOR OUR TOMORROWS, THEY GAVE THEIR TODAYS"RIPSgt Jesse 'Jeff Nasty' BalthaserSgt John P HulingCpl Carlos 'Gilo Monster' GilorozcoCpl Stephen C 'Socks' SockaloskyLCpl Joshua A 'Scottie' ScottLCpl Jason Lee 'Birdman' FryeLCpl Nicolas B MorrisonLCpl Jon T HicksLCpl Osbrany 'Oz' Montes De OcaPvt Lewis T D Calapini'The SOI 5' Link to post Share on other sites
Homefrontguy Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Excellent memory spotting that a year later. I have as well seen similar items attached to pins like this in the 40s era since then including a To Hell with Hitler with a gun attached and an FDR with a donkey attached. Link to post Share on other sites
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