Anyone know what these letters stand for on this pin...? UPDATE Pic of back

[DPBOB]

Any help would be appreciated.....Thanks.......
It's about the size of a penny
The back is a screw type ( complete )

 

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[Breezie]

Way to go Bramble! Breezie

 

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[SODABOTTLEBOB]

Gee, thanks alot bigcy:

Now all I need is for someone to come up with a list for all the schools in the Chicago area between 1920 and 1940, not to mention the various clubs, etc. My initial search already uncovered there were at least 12,000 school "districts" statewide in Illinois during the depression. And if the pin was custom ordered for a specific individual - no way! I might row this boat for a while longer, but after that I'm heading for shore and seeking dry ground!

Here's the tid bit I pulled up earlier.
(Referring to the depression era.)


Illinois was nevertheless plagued by one of the country's worst
educational crises owing to the high level of tax delinquencies, an archaic
tax structure, and the large number of school districts, 12,000 altogether,
many of which were too small for economical operation.

SDBB

P.S. I forgot to ask for the proper order the letters are supposed to read.
Was that ACS - CAS - SAC - CSA , or what? I forgot!

 

[Bramblefind]

thanks Breezie! I really hope someone can solve this one but it's quite the puzzle.

Bigcypresshunter - I copied the page by a screenshot. I do it this way - line up your view and hit the "print screen" button on your keyboard. Go to "Paint" and then "Edit" and "Paste" The screen view will show up in the Paint program and you can save it as a pic/.jpg. After that I usually crop it to edit out the screen edges.

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

Bramblefind:

I know your instructions were primarily for bigcypresshunter, but I wanted to thank you as well for the info. I always wondered what that ...

Prt Scrn key was for. Now I know!
Sys Rq

SDBB

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

I don't want to hog all the fun to myself, so here is a link to a list of 128 Chicago Public Schools. Most of which are grades 9 thru 12. I haven't even looked at academies, clubs, etc. yet.

http://www.cps.edu/Schools/High_sch...aspx?Type=1&Filter=CPSSchoolGrade=High school

SDBB

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I don't want to hog all the fun to myself, so here is a link to a list of 128 Chicago Public Schools. Most of which are grades 9 thru 12. I haven't even looked at academies, clubs, etc. yet.

http://www.cps.edu/Schools/High_sch...aspx?Type=1&Filter=CPSSchoolGrade=High school

SDBB

Dont forget to stick to the 1920-1930 era.

 

[cw0909]

Bramblefind:

I know your instructions were primarily for bigcypresshunter, but I wanted to thank you as well for the info. I always wondered what that ...

Prt Scrn key was for. Now I know!
Sys Rq

SDBB

What does it do? Mine doesnt seem to do anything.

now open paint or a graphics program and right click, choose paste
or go here and get this app and snipp just what you want, and do with
it what you want, save or paste
http://www.filehippo.com/download_winsnap/tech/

hope it helps

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

I lined up my view, hit the "Print Screen" key ... pulled up Bramblefind's latest link, fooled around with everything for a while, and the only thing that happened is my little dog Pete came running into the room and growled at me!

But don't give up on me yet! I'll figure it out eventually. But the question I have to answer first is, "Do I really want to figure it out?"

Thanks, guys ... good info.

SDBB

Geez ... I can't even keep my names straight! I meant cw0909's link. Where'd Bramble go?

 

[Montana Jim]

Big Cy-

You will need to explain every step to me as I am self taught computer and not that good with it.

#1. Hitting "SHIFT" and "PRT SCR" at the same time will copy the entire screen as a picture into memory.

#2. Open paint, and "paste" the picture you just made to the paint program.

#3. Edit as appropriate.
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This post has 99 responses and only one post has been usefull - bramblefind narrowed the possible date. Nice work.

 

[BuckleBoy]

If your computer has a "Prnt Scrn" button in white, then you don't need to hit shift or control. Just hit Print Screen.

When you open Microsoft Paint, just hit Cntrl and the letter "V" and it should paste the screen right in as a jpeg.


-Buckles

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

If your computer has a "Prnt Scrn" button in white, then you don't need to hit shift or control. Just hit Print Screen.

When you open Microsoft Paint, just hit Cntrl and the letter "V" and it should paste the screen right in as a jpeg.


-Buckles

It will paste the entire screen? OK Ill try that too. Thanks.

I think my problem was I didnt know where to put the curser to Copy the entire page before I Pasted..

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

bigcypresshunter -

I just wanted to let you know that your PM Inbox is full and will not allow additional messages. You must be a popular guy. I do know that you probably have the best batting average on Tnet. They should start a new catagory called ... "Hall of Fame," for those that solve the most "What Is It's?" I suspect your name would be at the top of the list!

SODABOB

PS Sorry about the multiple post ... it wasn't me! I kept repeating because it wouldn't post. I see now that they did

P.S - P.S. Okay, I'll do some deleting too, but don't delete the print screen stuff. That's useful to me and others. After all, isn't treasure hunting about "Discovery?"

PS - PS - PS I usually do what is requested of me, which includes going back and deleting 80% of the junk I posted earlier. But just for the record, I'll never do that again! It isn't that big of a deal! Probably 80% of every post on this entire website should be deleted. From now on I think I'll just continue to be myself, have fun, and not worry about who yells at me!

Respectfully,

SODABOTTLEBOB

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Ok I removed most of my unnecessary posts and I even got the page back to fit the screen. Its no longer 2 pages of clutter.

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

Chicago Academy of Sciences

Founded in 1857 and chartered in 1865, the Chicago Academy of Sciences was guided in its early years by Robert Kennicott and William Stimpson, close collaborators of an early leader of the Smithsonian Institution. The academy, with one of the best natural history collections in America, built a museum at Wabash and Van Buren, but its exhibits, collections, and library were destroyed in the fire of 1871. The academy rebuilt and lost its building during the economic turmoil of the 1880s.

After renting space for several years, the academy built the Matthew Laflin Memorial Building, opening in Lincoln Park in 1894. This relationship with the park district formed the model of capital and operating support for museums which has been the foundation for Chicago's unique Museums in the Parks arrangement. The academy pioneered ecological dioramas, loan boxes for schools, a forerunner of the modern planetarium called the Atwood Celestial Sphere, and the use of still and motion photography in the documentation of natural history. However, by the mid-1930s, these leadership positions had been overtaken by larger or specialty organizations. The academy languished as a museum but flourished as a research institute during the 1940s and 1950s. In 1958 William J. Beecher began a process of renovation of building, exhibits, and programs. Fueled in part by post-Sputnik funding, the academy became known as a site for teacher training and as a home for the growing environmental movement.





1930s Chicago Academy of Sciences - Chicago, IL Postcard

 

[Montana Jim]

With regards to your pictures, DP BOB, the front view shows a round (?) piece of something behind the pin (seen where I placed red dots on the pic below) but the picture of the back shows no such item? Did you remove a piece of the pin for the photo of the back? Maybe I'm not seeing it right...

 

[SODABOTTLEBOB]

Sorry folks, I just couldn't resist sharing this link with you. I spent the last hour thumbing through it and just barely scratched the surface. I realize this may not be the best place to post it, but my recent search for a possible identification to the "star shape w/circle back" on the item in question led me to this site. I believe the shape(s) are intentional and in some way tie into the whole scheme of things. The star/circle shape may even be associated with something religious or divine, and possibly even scientific, loosely resembling the infinity symbol.

If you don't agree this is one of the most intriguing sites you've ever seen, post your comments accordingly and I will remove it. Who knows, it may even be of some use for future "What Is It?" topics.

For those not familar with the term "Alchemy," the definition I like best is ...

"The power or process of transmuting a common substance, usually of little value, into a substance of great value." (Like trying to turn lead into gold).

In layman terms it is the process or philosophy of attempting to turn nothing into something.
(Which I seem to be quite adept at lately).


The best stuff is in the "Galleries of Coloured Emblems" where you will find hundreds, if not thousands of facinating images. Just click on the "297 individual emblems" link and this will get you started.

http://www.alchemywebsite.com/index.html

I hope you enjoy it.

Sincerely,

SODABOB

P.S. - To bigcy "Keep hunting! You never know where the rabbit will jump out next!" And thanks for the page size reduction. I won't even ask how you did it. Just keep up the good work.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Where is the Alchemy part where we can learn to turn lead into gold?

While the Chicago Academy of Sciences fits, did you find an old monogramed school logo? I dont think were going to solve this one without a list from Jewel Emblem or if someone sells one on eBay, but keep trying. It could be a School, College, Academy, Club... and I think you are on the right track searching Chicago schools with 3 letters on the 1920-30 era. This has become a tough one.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

With regards to your pictures, PB BOB, the front view shows a round (?) piece of something behind the pin (seen where I placed red dots on the pic below) but the picture of the back shows no such item? Did you remove a piece of the pin for the photo of the back? Maybe I'm not seeing it right...

Good observation. I think BPBob removed something from the back and it broke. I would like to see it myself. We need every clue we can get to ID this item.

 

[Montana Jim]

I'll remove this in a minute ... but its DP Bob ... not BP Bob

OOps... thanks, I knew that and mistyped it...

 

[DPBOB]

The back was a round screw on thing with little barbs...It disintegrated and all that is left as you see is the thread part.