I couldn't find anything on the forum about vintage pins, so i figured id start one. I only have one, and have no info about it other than that its from somewhere close to Piedmont Alabama.
How about a Richard Nixon campaign pin? Issued by the RNC I imagine they stopped handing them out when they realized what they did. The arrow shows the AFL-CIO union label, something that knock-off pins do not have. This one is 3 1/2”, I’ve seen 3 1/2” and 2” knock-off pins on eBay.
Tie pin given away by Lincoln dealers in 1959. Also, an invite to tune in to a concert from Leonard Bernstein in the same box.
My seniority pins from the Electro-Motive Div. of GM, I spent 35 years there machining diesel engine components for locomotives.
Ford dealer pins from the 30s-40s, UAW pins and Piper airplane pins. Ford Tie tacks and ladies pins from the 50s
Converse pin from a guy that used to work in the factory(US). Johnstown ring commemorating the flood of 1889
Some random pins- GM ID badge, we had to show it to the guard at the gate to get in the plant. UAW Retiree- My dad’s 30 year pin from Crane, a major plumbing manufacturer. My uncle’s Brotherhood Of Railroad Trainmen pin. Chevrolet Parts & Accessories Sales Managers Record Club, 10K with a couple of rubies.
Moriarity may like these hat pins that I picked up in the early 80's. Barris, Winfield, Bailon, Alexander Bros. and a misspelled Cushenbery. Please excuse the horrible photos, it's hard to photograph those little buggers. Mick
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