Last Weekend - Old Conferate Badge and Mystery Item?

pjdentry

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Spent $9.50 and hit about 10 rummages, as I went to Great America later in the day.

A lady gave me the Forest Park Hospital pin if I promised to haul away a couple of books she was trying to give away. It has a styled S on the back and 1/10 18k. GF

Sterling Silver and Amethyst Necklace. New, never worn, $40 price tag on the back for $5. Probably paid too much for this one.

Necklace (925 Italy <hmph>, which ran me $.50).

Bought the rest and a 60's knife (not pictured) for $4. I love the poker chip with is labeled Sterling and has "Happy Birthday" on the front. The cross ring is labeled Sterling. The small locked it 1/20 12k gf and the larger one is 1/20 12k.

It's the last two that really interest me. The scroll necklace charm has TKA on the top and then a more styled ADN(?) below hand. It almost looks like a fraternity or honor society to me, but nothing came up in a quick search. On the back it has engraved "ADSTalnaker/Cincinnati 1942." Apparently it is at least 12k and a similar pin is listed on Ebay for $115.

The pin/badge is labeled Souvenir 9th Annual Reunion, UCV, Charleston, SC. I believe that this was from the United Confederate Veterans which formed in 1889. The 9th anniversary would be likely 1898. Really interesting. 1.jpg 2.jpg 3.jpg 4.jpg 5.jpg
 

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Indian Steve

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The 1/10 or 1/12 means that it is one tenth or one twelfth of the karat gold that is stated. Weigh the piece and then divide by 10 or 12 to get actual gold amount. They are "gold filled". Very good Finds.
 

JimDon

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Nice assortment of finds. I don't think I have ever seen 18 karat gold filled. 10 12 14 only.
 

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18k gold filled is harder to find than the others I've only came across one piece in 8 years.


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Some info about Tau Kappa Alpha:

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10417944009370727?journalCode=rsjc18

Tau Kappa Alpha Forensic Society

"Delta Sigma Rho, a national forensics honor fraternity, secured a local chapter at Pennsylvainia State University in 1917. In 1963, the fraternity merged with Tau Kappa Alpha, another national forensics honor fraternity. The resulting fraternity, Delta Sigma Rho - Tau Kappa Alpha was active on Penn State's campus until the mid-1970s. "

Looks like the pin is probably pre-1963.

Don't know if it still exists
 

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