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I found an old Hemingray #9 glass insulator on the ground today by an old abandoned canal that was bypassed and does not drain anymore, and there's almost no water in it. These acqua colored insulators are very common and cheap in antique and vintage stores, millions were made. But to find one just lying around on the ground today is decidedly uncommon. I think this model was made from the 1890's to the 1960's. The bubbles in the glass in this one indicates it's pretty old. I found an 1880's Frederick Stearns brown pharmaceutical bottle here last week, also lying on the ground.
The pin is a Unit Insignia, or Unit Crest, of the U.S. Army 330th Regiment Brigade Combat Team USAR.
"A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/32 inches (2.62 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure, a torteau within an annulet Argent, on a chief of the last three fleurs-de-lis of the first. Attached below and to the sides of the shield is a Silver scroll inscribed “VERUS AD FINEM” in Black - "True to the End."
Symbolism:
Blue is the Infantry color. The red disk encircled with the silver ring is from the state flag of Ohio to which state the 330th Infantry was allocated in 1921. The fleurs-de-lis on the silver chief are from the coat of arms of Le Mans, where the Regiment received its training during World War I.
Background:
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 330th Infantry Regiment on 17 May 1930. It was redesignated for the 330th Regiment on 3 August 1960."
This particular pin is made of a copper alloy, not a silver metal, so I tink it may have had a white metal plating. In WW2, thousands of soldiers were billeted in apartments throughout the Miami area. I think this is most likely from that era.
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