Help with what this pin is for? MORE PICTURES update 4-16-08 - SOLVED

[DPBOB]

 

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[trikikiwi]

Re: Help with what this pin is for?

Nice finds.
The red shield badge looks like it represents either a pump or gear box, to my eyes.

It has the "product promotion" look to it.
Cheers, Mike

 

[DCMatt]

Re: Help with what this pin is for?

Need a better picture...

Is it a bird's-eye-view of a cannon? If so, maybe a variation (or local club ripoff) of the Arsenal UK football team logo.

Just my guess...

DCMatt

 

[Montana Jim]

Re: Help with what this pin is for?

Need a better picture...

Is it a bird's-eye-view of a cannon? If so, maybe a variation (or local club ripoff) of the Arsenal UK football team logo.

Just my guess...

DCMatt

I agree... first thing I thought was top view - cannon... big wodden wheels left and right.

 

[Crashharddrive]

Re: Help with what this pin is for?

That makes 3 of us. It is an overhead view of a canon. I live in Richmond Virginia, and we are full of Civil War history, and I know a canon when I see one. The question is, What is the pin for? What does the pin mean?


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[Functional]

Re: Help with what this pin is for?

Without having seen the back of the pin, I couldn't guess at the age, (not that the view of the front is all that clear). But, I'd guess that the image is either, of an old style pumper used by the fire department, or some type of artillery piece. N.S. Meyer made pins for the police, fire departments and the military.

There is some info on dating this based on how the name appears on the back in a forum post on eBay here:
http://forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jspa?threadID=2000529803


F.

 

[DPBOB]

Re: Help with what this pin is for? MORE PICTURES update 4-16-08

updated

 

[DCMatt]

Re: Help with what this pin is for? MORE PICTURES update 4-16-08

http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Schools/Field Artillery Center and School.htm

US Field artillery School

DCMatt

 

[PBK]

Good call, DCMatt!

More info here:

http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Schools/Field Artillery Center and School.htm

 

[Montana Jim]

WTG Matt

 

[DPBOB]

A very big THANK YOU DC MATT