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Lapel Pin
Lapel Pin

Lapel Pin

Original Owner (American, 1887 - 1968)
Date1930-1968
MediumBrass, enamel
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 1 x 5/8in. (2.5 x 1.6cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Bernard Schiro
Object number1986.213.22
DescriptionA plated metal, gold-tone lapel pin comprised of the emblem of the Boy Scouts of America (a fleur-de-lis superimposed on an eagle with outspread wings) on a square field enameled in stripes of red, white and blue. On the blue stripe the word "THANKS" is spelled out in capital letters. A pin with a C-catch is soldered to the back.
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NotesObject note: The pin is described as "Thanks pin, No. 00109, Scouter, Cilivian wear" on the official boy scout website. (Blakelock 10/29/2008)
Status
Not on view
Gift of Mrs. Bernard Schiro, 1986.213.16  © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Beatrice Fox
1920-1968
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Beatrice Fox
1960
Gift of Sylvia Squires and Debra Harger, 2016.99.11a © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Elvira S. Johnson
1940-1959
Gift of Mrs. Bernard Schiro, 1986.213.15  © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Beatrice Fox
1890-1950
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Beatrice Fox
1915-1965
1986.213.26
Beatrice Fox
1902
Gift of Mrs. Bernard Schiro, 1986.213.21 © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
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1945-1965
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