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07-28-2018, 04:19 PM

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mermaid

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What does the back look like?

here's pix of back...

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07-28-2018, 04:38 PM

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It looks like something that you might of had to save box tops of cereal and send them in for the prize. You might Google box top prizes from the 50’s?

07-28-2018, 07:45 PM

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I grew up in the 50s, I never saw anything like it.

07-29-2018, 04:53 AM

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Some of the vintage airline pins have one wing like this one appears to. Might want to check those out.

07-29-2018, 05:40 AM

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Could it be an Art Deco pin for a hat.

07-29-2018, 10:16 AM

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At first look it reminded me of an early gas station emblem??

07-29-2018, 11:14 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by farmquilter

Could it be an Art Deco pin for a hat.

My thoughts also, something Art Deco or Art Nouveau.

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Originally Posted by c joyce

At first look it reminded me of an early gas station emblem??

My husband said the same thing.

07-30-2018, 02:30 AM

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Mobil Gas emblem was Pegasus.

07-30-2018, 09:04 AM

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It looks a little like a flight attendant pin too. Here are more on ebay (you have to scroll down):
https://www.ebay.com/bhp/flight-attendant

This one is from Family Airlines:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Family-Airl...-/252016784877

and from Pan Am:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/6205898...SABEgIzzPD_BwE

edit: just found these:
http://www.jkmilitaria.com/Comav.html

I haven't found yours though, maybe it is a child's version or super hero version like suggested above.

Last edited by mindless; 07-30-2018 at 09:09 AM.

07-31-2018, 04:02 AM

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Thank you, Mindless, for your searches. The orig owner of the button box is long deceased, but I'm sure she was not associated w/an airline (almost sure!). However, she could have picked the pin up somewhere. "Tis a mystery", but thanks to the internet and all you wonderfully helpful people, I hope to find the answer.