It has a baseball as the round part.
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Coca cola trinket ID please
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Gypsy Heart
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I would think it is because of the relationship between the Boston Red Sox and Coke also
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Regarding your wings:
"This wings pin has a "safety-pin" type back, common for that era (30's & 40's). It says "Jimmie" on one wing and "Allen" on the other. The crest between the wings says "Flying Cadet" Under the wings there is a bar inscribed "Colonial".
The Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen was a popular kids' radio show from 1933-43. Two World War I flying aces, Bob Burtt and Bill Moore, wrote the show and Skelly Oil sponsored it. Ritchfield Oil on the West Coast was also a sponsor.
Sixteen-year-old Jimmie, a messenger at the Kansas City Airport, went on adventures with veteran pilot Speed Robertson and mechanic Flash Lewis, finding treasure, chasing crooks, and later, capturing spies. The show inspired a Jimmie Allen Flying Club, and a host of premiums--puzzles, cards, wings, emblems, patches, flight charts, model airplane kits, and personalized letters from Jimmie.
In 1936, a movie (The Sky Parade) featuring Jimmie's adventures was released. The show went into re-runs in 1937, and finally disappeared in 1943. A re-vamped version ran from 1946-47 and continued in re-runs into the 50's.
I could find no reference to Colonial (altho there was and is a Colonial Oil Company) being involved with this show, however the pin is definitely old.
Because the show was never on a network, it was not as well known as later flying shows (Sky King, etc.), so memorabilia is not always so easy to find."
Asking price is $75.00 for a similar item being sold here:
Source: http://www.tias.com/12560/PictPage/3923167113.html
Don....
"This wings pin has a "safety-pin" type back, common for that era (30's & 40's). It says "Jimmie" on one wing and "Allen" on the other. The crest between the wings says "Flying Cadet" Under the wings there is a bar inscribed "Colonial".
The Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen was a popular kids' radio show from 1933-43. Two World War I flying aces, Bob Burtt and Bill Moore, wrote the show and Skelly Oil sponsored it. Ritchfield Oil on the West Coast was also a sponsor.
Sixteen-year-old Jimmie, a messenger at the Kansas City Airport, went on adventures with veteran pilot Speed Robertson and mechanic Flash Lewis, finding treasure, chasing crooks, and later, capturing spies. The show inspired a Jimmie Allen Flying Club, and a host of premiums--puzzles, cards, wings, emblems, patches, flight charts, model airplane kits, and personalized letters from Jimmie.
In 1936, a movie (The Sky Parade) featuring Jimmie's adventures was released. The show went into re-runs in 1937, and finally disappeared in 1943. A re-vamped version ran from 1946-47 and continued in re-runs into the 50's.
I could find no reference to Colonial (altho there was and is a Colonial Oil Company) being involved with this show, however the pin is definitely old.
Because the show was never on a network, it was not as well known as later flying shows (Sky King, etc.), so memorabilia is not always so easy to find."
Asking price is $75.00 for a similar item being sold here:
Source: http://www.tias.com/12560/PictPage/3923167113.html
Don....
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Cool finds!!!!!!!
Being from the midwest, there is also a Colonial bread company, I am pretty sure that they are still in business today. Maybe they would have some info on who they sponsored.
The Coke pin is nifty too!!!!!!!!
Bob
Being from the midwest, there is also a Colonial bread company, I am pretty sure that they are still in business today. Maybe they would have some info on who they sponsored.
The Coke pin is nifty too!!!!!!!!
Bob
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BuckleBoy
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I guess folks like your WINGS more--but that's prolly your fault for not cropping the photo. 
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