July 14th ONLINE ONLY Service Pin Auction

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Lot #253, Jewelry 14kt Gold NFBPWC Service Lapel Pin Lovely 14kt yellow gold "National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs" service / award lapel pin. Circa 1950's, depicts a headless Nike, (Winged Victory of Samothrace, a symbol of strength) a torch (symbol of light), a winged staff of Mercury (symbol of strength), the ship of commerce, and a scroll inscribed with the year 1919, the original date of formation of the NFBPWC. Marked "14k", measures: .5" in diameter. Total weight: 1.8 dwt.

Lot #221, Jewelry 14kt Gold Engineers Enamel Service Pin Stately 14kt yellow gold service / award lapel pin. Accented with black enameling with the words: "National Society of Professional Engineers founded 1934". Marked "14k Leavens", measures: .5" long. Includes screw style backing. Total weight: 1.2 dwt.

Lot #210, Jewelry 10k Yellow Gold Arizona Public Service Pin Stately 10kt yellow gold "Arizona Public Service Company - 15 Years" service award lapel pin. Shaped like the state of Arizona, featuring two red colored gemstones, possibly rubies and blue enameling in the letters. Marked "10k CTO", measures: .5" long. Missing backing. Total weight: 1.2 dwt

Lot #203, Jewelry 10k Yellow Gold Socony Vacuum 20 Year Pin Vintage 10kt yellow gold service / award lapel pin. Featuring a Pegasus and "20" in the center bordered by the words "SOCONY Vacuum Oil Co. Inc". Pin is accented with a round diamond. Marked "10k", measures: .5" in diameter. Missing backing. Total weight: 1.1 dwt. From internet: "Vacuum Oil Company was an American oil company known for their Gargoyle 600-W Steam Cylinder Oil. Vacuum Oil merged with Standard Oil Co of New York, commonly known as Socony Oil to form Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, and is now a part of ExxonMobil

Lot #204, Jewelry 10kt Gold American Airlines Service Pin Vintage 10kt yellow gold "American Airlines" service award lapel pin. Featuring a large eagle in the center of the letters. Marked "LGB 10k", measures: .5" long. Missing backing. Total weight: .93 dwt. Tag word: American Airways, Plane, Flight, Pilot

Lot #206, Jewelry 10k Yellow Motorola 10 Year Service Pin Lovely 10kt yellow gold "Motorola" 10 year service / award lapel pin. Featuring the Motorola symbol. Marked "10k CTO", measures just over .5" wide. Missing backing. Total weight: 1.3 dwt.

Lot #207, Jewelry 10k Yellow Gold Herald-Sun 20 Years Pin Lovely 10kt yellow gold "Herald-Sun" 20 year service / award lapel pin. Featuring a quill pin and globe design. Accent with a blue colored gemstone, possibly sapphire. Marked "10k LGB", measures: .75" wide. Missing backing. Total weight: 1.8 dwt. Tag word: Newspaper, Journalism

Lot #208, Jewelry 14kt Gold "AiResearch" Enamel Service Pin Vintage 14kt yellow gold Garrett AiResearch service / award service lapel pin. Featuring red colored enameling and a round diamond set in the "A" logo. Missing backing, has small chip in the enamel. Marked "14k", measures: .5" in diameter. Total weight: 1.1 dwt. From Internet: "Garrett AiResearch was a manufacturer of turboprop engines and turbochargers, and a pioneer in numerous aerospace technologies. It was previously known as Aircraft Tool and Supply Company, Garrett Supply Company, AiResearch Manufacturing Company, or simply AiResearch. In 1968, Garrett AiResearch merged with Signal Oil & Gas to form Signal Companies, which in 1985 merged with Allied Corp. into AlliedSignal. In 1999 AlliedSignal acquired Honeywell and adopted the Honeywell name."

Lot #210, Jewelry 10kt Yellow Gold "Zurich" Service Pin Awesome vintage 10kt yellow gold "Zurich 10 Year" service / award lapel pin. Featuring a Griffin leaning on a crest accented with enameling. Marked "10k TOP", measures just over .5" long. Missing backing. Total weight: .8 dwt.

Lot #212, Jewelry 10kt Yellow Gold "Walgreens" Service Pin Awesome vintage 10kt yellow gold Walgreens Pharmacy 30 year service pin accented with a diamond. Marked "10k", measures: .5" long. Total weight: 1 dwt. Tag word: Rx

Lot #216, Jewelry 10kt Yellow & White Gold Bell Service Pin Stately 10kt yellow and white gold Bell Service service / award lapel pin. Featuring a bell and the letters "MST", accented with three gemstones, possibly rubies. Marked "10k", measures: .5" wide. Total weight: 1.5 dwt. Tag words: Bell System, Bell Telephone Company, American Telephone & Telegraph Company, & Ma Bell From internet: "The Bell System was the system of companies, led by the Bell Telephone Company and subsequently by AT&T, which provided telephone services to much of the United States and Canada from 1877 to 1984, at various times as a monopoly. In 1984, the system was broken up into independent companies by a U.S. Justice Department mandate. The colloquial term Ma Bell (as in "Mother Bell") was often used by the general public in the United States to refer to any aspect of this conglomerate, as it held a near complete monopoly over all telephone service in most areas of the country, and is still used by many to