Some Interesting finds for the day

[GWalter]

Hunted an old Stock yard site today. They still hold a weekly flee market on the site so I thought I would see what I could find.


Not sure if this pin is real or not it has no markings on the back.


These were a couple of 4H pins given out by NY State bankers assn.


Thought this was interesting. Might be a collectors item of some sort.


These are various pins and buttons.


The Bling. The little boat looks silver to me has no mark on it maybe a charm?


Nice fire department button from Henderson & co. Phila. PA


All of the rest of the interesting finds.
Also found $12.43 in clad along with the standard trash.

 

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[jewelerguy]

in my opinion, the swastika pin having a clutch back device tells me it is not a genuine WW2 era pin, but rather a fantasy or biker pin.

 

[smithna3]

I see you are using an AT Pro, what numbers did the 4H pins come up?

 

[vpnavy]

Great finds! Thanks for sharing...

 

[detectahead]

That was a good hunt with all that variety!

 

[NOLA_Ken]

The swastika pin is definitely not a period item. As jewelerguy said, the clutch pin was not used on any German pins from that era. Also it seems to be loosely based on a party membership pin, but it doesn't match any that I've ever seen. Nice assortment of finds though, I'll bet that site will produce plenty more.

 

[cjon455]

nice variety of stuff you found today

 

[davehky]

Now that is a kewl hunt for sure!

 

[GWalter]

I see you are using an AT Pro, what numbers did the 4H pins come up?

Both were in the same hole with a quarter came in around 87 about 3 inches down.

 

[callmez]

The swastika is a very old symbol, predating the Nazis by centuries. It was used by Native Americans and was also popularly used as a good luck symbol, but that practice ended with WWII. It wouldn't surprise me if your pin predated the war and had nothing to do with the Nazis.

 

[frostdigger]

What a nice hunt, great verity.

 

[beez0404]

A school in the area named their yearbook the Swastika until 1942 at which time they changed the name.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

The swastika is a very old symbol, predating the Nazis by centuries. It was used by Native Americans and was also popularly used as a good luck symbol, but that practice ended with WWII. It wouldn't surprise me if your pin predated the war and had nothing to do with the Nazis.

The clutch pin was first produced in 1942 and patented in 1943, the pin is definitely modern.

 

[GWalter]

Thanks for the info on the clutch pin will definitely help in the future.