Reamond
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posted on September 13, 2002 10:01:49 PM new
Which group is this pin from ? I think K of C?
[ edited by Reamond on Sep 13, 2002 09:59 PM ]
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marcn
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posted on September 14, 2002 09:18:58 AM new
Farternal? Eternal Fart or Fraternal!
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NearTheSea
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posted on September 14, 2002 09:32:17 AM new
Knights of Columbus
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paloma91
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posted on September 14, 2002 09:38:23 AM new
Does it say anything on the back of it? Any stamps or anything?
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tomwiii
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posted on September 14, 2002 01:53:37 PM new
Ye Ole Oder of de Flatulent Light -- these guys are a real GAS!
http://www.sparedollar.com?ref=260
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aposter
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posted on September 14, 2002 04:51:16 PM new
Reamond,
I was looking through the 1908 Sears catalog for my gr-grandfather's fraternal pin a few weeks ago. They had a nice selection of about 3 pages. Unfortunately yours wasn't there.
I also checked some books I have here but didn't see it. I'm sorry.
There are some fraternal pin dealers on line.
One in particular had about 400 religious pins. I lost the link. Maybe if you did a search on google, if you haven't already you many find him.
[ edited by aposter on Sep 14, 2002 04:56 PM ]
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Libra63
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posted on September 14, 2002 05:23:46 PM new
Firt thing do you know for sure it is a fraternal pin. It has an aladin lamp on the top and I have been thinking about this since you posted. I also looked through the books I have but I just can't seem to place. it. I know I have seen it but I can't put a place to it. Does the back say anything?
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robertsmithson
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posted on September 14, 2002 05:38:21 PM new
The lamp on the top of the pin often represents "The Lady and the Lamp .. Florence Nightingale" the famous nurse. The pin may be nursing related or nursing & religious together related.
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sanmar
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posted on September 14, 2002 05:48:55 PM new
This is the first time that had ever heard about pins for Farts. For the noisiest or smelliest???
Reamond; you really ought to edit your subject.
[ edited by sanmar on Sep 14, 2002 05:47 PM ]
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NearTheSea
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posted on September 14, 2002 07:48:30 PM new
I still think Knights of Columbus, they are Catholic, and there are a ton of branches within the order.
sanmar, you can't edit subjects, only posts.
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robertsmithson
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posted on September 14, 2002 08:19:57 PM new
My very first impression when I saw the pin was Knights of Columbus but when I started checking on ebay and the web I saw that most of their pins had a "K of C" inscription or something saying it was Knights of Columbus. If the pin is very, very small there may have been no room though.
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aposter
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posted on September 14, 2002 08:37:48 PM new
I love a good mystery. Especially when it keeps me away from something I really need to do, and don't want to do!
I think robertsmithson may be right. Look at these lamps. Especially the two on the left.
The second link is the Univ of Iowa showing another lamp.
A couple sites spoke of Florence Nightingale lamps and Red Cross pins too. If you are near the Canadian border or in Canada you might consider that Red Cross. Don't know if they use the sign of the lamp.
http://www.giftsofhealth.net/generic.html?pid=2
http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/medmuseum/galleryexhibits/womeninhealth/nursing/school.html
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Reamond
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posted on September 14, 2002 10:18:08 PM new
There are no markings on the pin,and it is small. "Farternal" !!! Oh geez !!! and I can't edit it either....
Thanks for all the tips. No luck on this end so far.
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robertsmithson
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posted on September 14, 2002 10:31:37 PM new
I love a good mystery too. I switched betweem google and ebay auction search engines to come up with my conclusions. I learned a lot while searching the pin.
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rarriffle
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posted on September 15, 2002 07:16:30 AM new
Knights of Columbus sign is a celtic cross...could this possibly be Aladdin Shriners?...they wear the fez hats and the lamp is one of their emblems....JMHO
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docadoodle
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posted on September 15, 2002 08:02:40 AM new
The nursing theme seems to be on the right track. My mother trained as a nurse in the 40's and the two unique elements of their uniforms were the cap and pin which signified their school of training.
I found this on the web;
"The tradition of the nursing pin and the ceremonial pinning originated in the 1860's at the Nightingale School of Nursing at St. Thomas Hospital in London. Having been recently awarded The Red Cross of St. George for her selfless service to the injured and dying in the Crimean War, Florence Nightingale chose to extend the honor to her most outstanding graduate nurses by presenting each of them with a medal for excellence."
There were Nightingale schools all over the world; perhaps this is from one of them.
[ edited by docadoodle on Sep 15, 2002 11:20 AM ]
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nanntique
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posted on September 15, 2002 03:32:34 PM new
Gee, if I knew thy pasted out pins for farting, I think I know some champions who qualify for one !
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difs
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posted on September 15, 2002 09:27:13 PM new
A 1000 years ago I was "pinned" (tells you how old I am!) with a Sigma Chi pin that looked a lot like that, but the cross was on a light blue field...
Di
On a scale of 1 to 10...we'd all weigh a lot less!
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