Red Cross?

[sonnyjam]

Could anyone give me any info on these pins? Thank you.

 

[AU24K]

Blood donor pins from various eras.

Scott

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Thre V is for Victory and is either WWI or WWII.

 

[IronSpike]

Thre V is for Victory and is either WWI or WWII.

That was my 1st thought too. It's a Liberty V Loan button pin:

http://countryjoescollectiblestuff.com/pins-02.html

Noticed this link also have a safe driver award pin

 

[DCMatt]

Found your 2nd War Fund dangle pin here.

http://www.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=2131358&keywords=red+cross

They say WWII and are asking $32 for it !

DCMatt

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Thre V is for Victory and is either WWI or WWII.

That was my 1st thought too. It's a Liberty V Loan button pin:

http://countryjoescollectiblestuff.com/pins-02.html

Noticed this link also have a safe driver award pin

During and after the WWII, V for victory was a very popular slogan and Im not surprised it was used along with the word Liberty by private companies immediately after the war.. Great ID.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Heres the 1905 pin patent. I would think this is WWI. http://www.google.com/patents?id=Ux...05+lapel+pin&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=1#

 

[IronSpike]

It is WWI. It's from the first Liberty Loan war bond campaign

http://www.stockphotopro.com/photo_of/Liberty/AER0TK/Pinback_buttons_from_the

 

[warsawdaddy]

We would get the little 'Red Cross' when we gave a dime or so toward it at school during the war.We would pinch it on our collar or shirt front.