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Posted 8 years ago

tkendell
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Found this today in an antique store and with me being an EMT I just had to have it. The only thing I know is it's "very old". No marking of anykind.

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racer4four, 8 years ago
It's a great brooch - well done ! One of the jewellery boffins will know more :)
Efesgirl, 8 years ago
This is super! Rollover safety clasps were introduced in the early part of the 1900s. If the rivet hinge is handmade vs. machine made, then it's an oldie. This looks closer to being mid-century to me.
Dizzydave, 8 years ago
Caduceus Insignia Pin I think is proper name for it.
Manikin, 8 years ago
One if the prettiest Caduceus Insignia Pin I have ever seen . Looks like WWII era . Very nice find
clementine4, 8 years ago
I think this is a WWII sweetheart brooch, worn by someone whose loved one was a medic.
tkendell, 8 years ago
Hmm thanks everyone for your input. I haven't been able to find it exactly but am not giving up on the search.
Manikin, 8 years ago
Looks like someone painted the wings and maybe not factory painted . I have seen rhinestone pins like this with solid wings . It was not worn I doubt by a medical person to decorative so more like a presentation pin perhaps for a graduation ? I am in medical field and mine was plain . We quit wearing them as part of uniform many years ago .
tkendell, 8 years ago
I knew it wasn't a part of a uniform as I wear caduceus on my uniform everyday. Just didn't know the possible history.
Manikin, 8 years ago
You still wear one ? I am RN and was a para-medic and never wore one . They can scratch patients . In early years we often wore on nurses caps .

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