I wasnt going to post this, until I noticed the 13 Stars.

[GioTheGreek]

I wasn't going to post this, until I noticed the 13 Stars.

I found this yesterday. I thought it was just a modern key shaped pin, until I noticed that the American Flag only has 13 stars. There is something missing from the middle, but I don't think it was a Canadian flag.

Does anyone recognize this?

 

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[Red James Cash]

Maybe bicentennial related.The center could of held the french flag.

 

[s.tan]

I don't recognize the pin but is it possible that it is, like you thought, a modern pin but the maker didn't have room to put in all the stars? I'm Canadian so I had to look it up but apparently there should be 7 red stripes and 6 white stripes to represent the original 13 colonies. Perhaps the maker of the pin took liberties with the design because of limited space.

 

[RJ55]

Would the French flag be white?

 

[WheatWaffle]

That is really cool. Nice find!

 

[Red James Cash]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-American_alliance

 

[doninbrewster]

It makes sense it would be the French flag which is red, white and blue. Another possibility is it had a state flag from wherever it was made. Probably bicentennial related.

 

[park pirate]

Very nice find Gio...

 

[kyskinner]

The History of our 13 Star Flag




that thing you found could be very important . that united states flag represents .the 13 colonies

 

[coinman123]

Really nice find!

 

[Iron Patch]

You had to think about whether that was cool enough to post? Isn't it you who just received his Spanish silver certification? What's up with that!

 

[Auriemma]

I hate to say it but the reason there are only 13 stars is the same reason for 7 stripes... They wouldn't fit on a small cast bobble like that.

Just sayin'

 

[rodarian]

Looks cool to me.

 

[Garrett424]

Nice find.
How deep was it??

 

[GioTheGreek]

It wasn't that deep. Found it on a field next to an old riverboat stop.

You guys, hehe.... The best.

 

[Red James Cash]

I hate to say it but the reason there are only 13 stars is the same reason for 7 stripes... They wouldn't fit on a small cast bobble like that.

Could be worse,it could have the 57 stars on it to represent the 57 states

 

[kyskinner]

if you find.out what it is let us know

 

[Bramblefind]

Neat find! I would love to know what the missing middle piece was.

This is not quite the same .. but it looks very similar in construction. The seller says it dates to the 1940s.

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[GioTheGreek]

Nice work Bramble. The boats stopped in 1946.

 

[lockster99]

Well if it's that old, the third could have been China. I have a collection of war pins and China is on several.....being one of the allies.