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lapel pin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89261
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV018.28.2
- Description
- lapel pin; silver "Mc" with locking pin back; letters "Mc" represent McPherson Park Junior Secondary School; ca. 1970.
- Object History
- Donor attended Sussex Avenue School in 1964-65 for grade 5, 1965-66 for grade 6 and 1966-1967 for grade 7.
- Donor attended McPherson Park Junior Secondary School for grades 8-10 from Sept 1967-June 1970. The double academic and athletic crests and the "Mc" pin were received in grade 10.
- Category
- 03. Personal Artifacts
- Subjects
- Adornment - Lapel Pins
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- 5455 Rumble Street
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lapel pin with card
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact22065
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV976.73.2
- Description
- Lapel pin and card. Pin is round, gold-plated sterling silver. Wide white enamel border has gold "WOMENS WAR WORK" in upper part, "C.R.C.S." at bottom, and thin gold inner and outer borders. Centre of pin is pebbled gold ground with red enamelled cross, gold border. Reverse of pin has locking pin back, and raised lettering "STERLING", 'S' in oval beside it. Back is tarnished, gold-coloured. Front has some soiling and wear.
- Object History
- Donation on behalf of South Burnaby United Church Women. Likely from their thrift shop.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Personal Symbols
- Object Term
- Insignia
- Marks/Labels
- "WOMENS WAR WORK / C.R.C.S.", in raised letters in white border or pin. "STERLING" with a sideways "S" in an oval, in raised letters on the back of the pin.
- Measurements
- Dia: 1.8 cm
- Names
- Canadian Red Cross