Help identifying Star pin and reel

[StonedOregonhunter]

No clue what this reel is I thought it was a fishing reel?? Probably not though it has gears.
Also this star pin, maybe off of a military uniform?

Thanks for any help

 

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[lockster99]

Your star pin is a WW2 son in service pin. Since it's blue, I believe it's Navy.

 

[StonedOregonhunter]

Your star pin is a WW2 son in service pin. Since it's blue, I believe it's Navy.

Wow really! How cool... thanks for the info I'll look it up!
HH

 

[fyrffytr1]

The "wheel" looks like the workings of a clock or a pocket watch depending on its size.

 

[Mackaydon]

The Blue Star Service Flag is an official flag, banner or pin that family members wear or display to represent enlisted military personnel in harm's way.
The flag, banner or pin is defined as a white field with a red border, with a blue star for each family member in active duty.
Don.....

 

[StonedOregonhunter]

The Blue Star Service Flag is an official flag, banner or pin that family members wear or display to represent enlisted military personnel in harm's way.
The flag, banner or pin is defined as a white field with a red border, with a blue star for each family member in active duty.
Don.....[/QUOTE

Thanks for the info but the colors do not match. I have done some looking and cannot figure it out. Like you stated, Bluestar White field and red border but this one is blue star White field blueboard? Has me stumped unless it's some type of replica. HH

 

[StonedOregonhunter]

The "wheel" looks like the workings of a clock or a pocket watch depending on its size.

Yea I thought clock maybe but it definitely isn't a pocket watch it's way to big maybe some type of clock? HH

 

[fyrffytr1]

It could also be a timer? Can you post something to give us a size reference?

 

[sutphin]

NEET FLAG PIN...

 

[lockster99]

The border can be blue or red. The star is blue for an active member and gold if the person was KIA.

 

[lockster99]

Here is a few for you......

And here is a couple of the blue border pins.....

These pins were "homefront" support pins. These aren't pins awarded or sent to everyone who had a husband, son, uncle in service. You would have bought them at a store or on the street and wore them to show everyone you walked past you had someone in the fight. These are just "in service" pins. There is many many more varieties out there such as, Remember Pearl Harbor, Keep Em Flying, Buy More Bonds and lots more. In this case is a mix from WW1 and WW2, but each war has had it's own version. I even have a couple from Spanish-American War.
These represent a tiny piece of history to me and some are getting harder to get. This is a case I don't have hung up yet. Going to loan out to our local museum a couple hundred of them soon for display as I think that the average person hasn't even seen one or know what it means any more. Sad. Forgetting our history.

 

[lockster99]

While on the subject, this is the one pin you never wanted to qualify to wear. It's the dreaded "Gold Star" pin. It was worn by a family member who lost a loved one in service. This pin WAS actually issued by the government. My understanding is that it didn't come about until '47, but was made retroactive back to WW1.

 

[StonedOregonhunter]

Here is a few for you......View attachment 1490541

And here is a couple of the blue border pins.....View attachment 1490542

These pins were "homefront" support pins. These aren't pins awarded or sent to everyone who had a husband, son, uncle in service. You would have bought them at a store or on the street and wore them to show everyone you walked past you had someone in the fight. These are just "in service" pins. There is many many more varieties out there such as, Remember Pearl Harbor, Keep Em Flying, Buy More Bonds and lots more. In this case is a mix from WW1 and WW2, but each war has had it's own version. I even have a couple from Spanish-American War.
These represent a tiny piece of history to me and some are getting harder to get. This is a case I don't have hung up yet. Going to loan out to our local museum a couple hundred of them soon for display as I think that the average person hasn't even seen one or know what it means any more. Sad. Forgetting our history.

Awesome info it was kind of driving me crazy because I could not find any pictures of the blue bordered ones! So you thinking World War I or World War II era? Do you have a picture of the clasp? The reason I was asking because when I was looking up pins I read something stating that the C clasp came into use in the 1890s and continued into the early 1900s. Then continued using them from the 30s on but the C clasp was more squared. Just trying to put a date on it!
Thanks HH

 

[jewelerguy]

View attachment 1490543While on the subject, this is the one pin you never wanted to qualify to wear. It's the dreaded "Gold Star" pin. It was worn by a family member who lost a loved one in service. This pin WAS actually issued by the government. My understanding is that it didn't come about until '47, but was made retroactive back to WW1.

My Grandmother was a 'Gold Star' Mother, having lost her son (my Mom's brother) during WW2 in a training accident of a mid-air collision of two B-24 bombers while he was stationed at the B-24 air training base at Liberal Kansas shortly before he and his crew were to head to Europe to join the fight. I remember her having the Gold Star window banner, but I don't recall her ever having any sort of pin

 

[lockster99]

I won't be much help on the clasps themselves. I've seen them in several different styles on pins that had been labeled WW2. Too many commercial manufacturers to be consistent I'm afraid. I do believe yours to be WW2...but can't be sure. This pic is of the back of mine. I can tell you that this style back is on some that I'm sure are WW1, it's also on some newer ones. It might be a cost saving measure over a more expensive clasp.
The military regulations are pretty strict as to size, proportions and colors. So, I believe this is an example of just one of the many wayward ducks out there.

This is another duck. It's a service pin with a silver star. It's suppose to represent a wounded family member. I've only seen a few of these and silver was not a color that was sanctioned.

jewelerguy...I did run across somewhere that a family member can file a form to receive the Gold Star that would be due a deceased family member. Kinda don't think they sent them out automatically but I might be wrong. Maybe someone else has knowledge of that here.