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Pin, Lapel

2015.48.1

Name
Pin, Lapel - Epidemic Volunteer
History Category
Significant Dates
1918
Description
South Vancouver Epidemic Volunteer Pin
Horizontal football-like shaped lapel badge; sterling silver; outside edge bordered by a rope-design with scrolls on each end and each side; in raised lettering, ‘SOUTH VANCOUVER / EPIDEMIC VOLUNTEER’; centre is an enamelled red cross on white background; flanked by maple leaves, one to either side of Red Cross; date on front, ‘1918’; reverse engraved in script, ‘I. L. Miller’; pin and safety clasp attached to reverse; stamped into back in tiny letters, ‘O.B.ALLAN / STERLING’.
Quantity
1
Dimension
Width: 3.5cm | Length: 2.6cm | Depth: 5.0mm
Catalogue Number
2015.48.1
Discipline