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1. Celebrate Redwood City 150 Pin, 2017 - Pin, Promotional

   Celebrate Redwood City 150 Pin, 2017. Pin 2017.023.001A came with a paper tag 2017.023.001B affixed to the plastic bag that contained the pin. Pin (A) is painted silver steel metal with two .375 high power earth magnets on the back. Rectanglular pin is in portrait orientation, has a blue border with the historic Redwood City Courthouse (now the San Mateo County History Museum) n the top in blue surrounded by Redwood trees. The interior of the...

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2. Cleveland Cavaliers Button - Button, Fraternal

   Cleveland Cavaliers Button. Circular plastic button depicting a school mascot. A boy with a halberd, rapier, cape, and fluffy feathered hat is drawn in black and red on a cream-colored background. Surrounding him around the button's edges is written "CLEVELAND CAVALIERS". The back of the button is metal and has a vertical pin, attached at the top and with its point extending slightly past the button's edge.

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3. Cow Palace Grand National Rodeo Pin - Pin, Insignia

   Cow Palace Grand National Rodeo Pin. Enamel painted silver-colored metal pin in shape of the front of Cow Palace building (rectangle with domed top) with "COW PALACE" embossed in silver at top and "GNR" in white below on a blue background with a red and blue border. It has a metal butterfly clutch back and came in a 1" sq. black plastic box with clear plastic top.

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4. D.C. Year 2000 Celebration Pin, 2000 - Pin, Insignia

   D.C. Year 2000 Celebration Pin, 2000. Gold metal pin with multicolored picture on the front. Pin is in the shape of a circle with a rounded rectangle attached at the bottom. The circle depicts the US Capitol Building, and obelisk, and red and gold fireworks exploding in a black sky. In the foreground of the circle, at the bottom, are blue and gold waves. The attached rectangle at the bottom has gold text on a dark blue background commemorating th...

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5. East Palo Alto Police Pin, c. 1951-1986 - Pin, Law Enforcement

   East Palo Alto police pin, c. 1951-1986. Circular metal pin is gold-colored with a dark green border surrounding an outline of the state of California. Gold lettering against the dark green background reads, "EAST PALO ALTO POLICE / CRPOA." Within the outline of California is the acronym "ARPOC" in red letters. A seven-pointed star with "89" printed in its center seems to indicate a particular location within the state. Back of pin has clut...

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6. Flag Pin, c. 1970-1975 - Pin, Insignia

   Flag Pin, c. 1970-1975. Gold metal pin in the shape of a flag, wavering slightly as if in a breeze. On the left side of the pin is a gold flagpole; extending from it to the right is a US flag, colored in red white and blue, though the stars are gold. The back is textured in a ridged square pattern and has an earring-style pin and backing in the center.

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7. Fraternity Pin, c. 1964-1968 - Pin, Fraternal

   Fraternity Pin, c. 1964-1968. Football-shaped pin with ribbons attached. The pin is gold with a blue-black shape in its center that follows the shape of the pin; in the middle of this blue-black shape are the letters Alpha (A), Xi (three horizontal lines), and Delta (triangle) in gold. The back of the pin has a safety clasp. Knotted around this clasp and extending about an inch to either side are two ribbons, one navy blue with a ribbed texture, ...

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8. GAA Pin, c. 1956-1960 - Pin, Insignia

   GAA Pin, c. 1956-1960. Tiny gold pin, possibly for track and field or cross-country, in the shape of a bare foot with wings at the ankle. Across the pin is written "GAA", with the first A centered on the ankle and the G and second A extending on either side. The toes and top of wing extend below and above the text. On the back is a safety clasp.

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9. Girl Scout Pin, c. 1950s - Pin, Membership

   Girl Scout Pin, c. 1950s. Brass-colored metal pin in the outline of a clover or club shape, with three rounded petals at the top and sides and a pointed petal at the bottom. In the center of the pin is a human figure, with arms raised and knees bent so its hands and feet meet the corners of the clover outline; its head also touches the top of the clover petal. The rest of the pin is empty negative space. Figure has a double chevron engraved on it...

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10. Japanese Fish Pin, c. 1942-1945 - Brooch

    Red Japanese Fish Pin, c. 1942-1945. Carved and painted wood pin made in the Topaz Utah Internment Center. Fish has detailed carvings of fins, eyes, and mouth, as well as detailed scales painted on. Fish has a tall, oblong body with a tall, fringed dorsal fin and a slightly open mouth. Pin only displays fish in profile. Base color is dark yellow, with details in red, white, orange, and black. Reverse is partially painted in the base color, with a...

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11. Joseph Dutilh Army Insignia Pin, c. 1941-1945 - Pin, Insignia

    Joseph Dutilh Army Insignia Pin, c. 1941-1945. Small bar-shaped pin with a golden metal clasp on the back. Front is a piece of metal covered in striped woven fabric in various colors; the background is green and brown, and the colors of the Italian, French, and [unknown] flags are narrowly striped across them. Three dark, almost black, metal stars are attached on top of the fabric.

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12. Kilroy Was Here Pin, c. 1939-1944 - Pin, Fraternal

    Kilroy Was Here Pin, c. 1939-1944. Kilroy worked for a ship building company that built military ships. He was an inspector and he left his name on the various parts of the ships that he inspected. People would find his name in odd places and his name traveled from one branch to another to, eventually, civilians and popular culture. Image of gran man's nose, fingers and eyes looking over a red brick wall with three trees in foreground--betwee...

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13. Liberty Pin, 1986 - Pin, Insignia

    Liberty Pin, 1986. Rectangular gold metal pin with multicolored picture on the front. Picture shows the head and shoulders of the Statue of Liberty, colored in light and dark green. Behind her is part of the US flag, with white stars on a blue square in the upper left corner and red and white stripes on the right. All of the outlines of the picture are in gold, and the pin has a thin gold border. At the bottom of the pin is the word "LIBERTY" and...

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14. MHS Orchestra Pin, c. 1960-1963 - Pin, Insignia

    MHS Orchestra Pin, c. 1960-1963. Tiny gold pin in the shape of a lyre with two rectangular text fields, one at the top and one curved across the bottom. The top one reads "MHS" and the bottom "ORCHESTRA", both in gold letters over a painted light blue background. On the back is a vertical safety clasp.

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15. Nametag Pin, c. 1970s - Nametag

    Nametag Pin, c. 1970s. Pearl-white plastic pin in the shape of a long rectangle. Its surface is smooth and has some faint horizontal lines, as if mimicking wood. "MISS J. SEMONES" is very shallowly engraved onto it; the letters are also painted black. Glued to the back is a horizontal metal safety clasp.

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16. Northridge Junior High School Pin, 1960 - Pin, Fraternal

    Northridge Junior High School Pin, 1960. Small brass-colored pin in the shape of an upside-down heart with a rounded triangle extending from the bottom, connected by a chain to an even smaller pin. The heart shape has a triangular stylized "LA" at the top and "JHS" at the bottom, both in raised letters. The rounded triangle has an "N". The smaller connected pin is a square shape with "60" in raised numbers, and extending to the right of that squa...

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17. Pins and Box, c. 1990s - Pin, Insignia

    Pins and Box, c. 1990s. Two octagonal pins with the US eagle seal in relief on them. Pin A is steel gray and has the number 20 at the bottom, breaking the seal's circular border. Pin B is gold and has the number 30 in the same place. Both pins have earring style pins and gold backings; pin A's is the kind with the two thin pieces of metal that have to be squeezed, while pin B's looks more like a bell and is simply pulled off. Box C is rectangular...

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18. Reserve Peace Officers Badge, c. 1951-1986 - Pin, Law Enforcement

    Reserve Peace Officers Badge, c. 1951-1986. Gold-colored metal pin in arrowhead shape has the California State Capitol Building at left and a shield bearing the California State Flag design along with a seven-pointed star at right. The shield is surrounded by the words, "CALIFORNIA / RESERVE PEACE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION." At bottom of pin are the words "ARPOC 1996" in blue ink, and "SACRAMENTO" in red ink. Back of pin has a clutch-back attach...

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19. Reverse Painted Glass Brooch - Pendant

    Reverse Painted Glass Brooch, n.d. Oval brooch with flower bouquet in white, red, blue, and green reverse painted on glass, over black background. Glass has bevelled edge and is set in possibly vermeil (gold wash over sterling silver) frame, with decorative wrought twist around circumference. Pin in back.

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20. San Mateo High School Class of '32 Pin, c. 1928-1932 - Pin, Lapel

    San Mateo High School class pin from the class of '32. Actually two gold colored pins connected by a small chain. Larger pin has "S M" in black letters on front while smaller pin has the number "32." Both pieces have a locking pin clasp on back.

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21. San Mateo Jr. Chamber of Commerce Pin c. 1950s-1980s - Pin, Fraternal

    San Mateo Jr. Chamber of Commerce Pin c. 1950s-1980s. Very small metal lapel pin; silver metal and blue enamel, in the shape of a shield; screw and nut style pin; pinned to very old brown paper label with blue text that reads, "SAN MATEO / JR. CHAMBER / OF COMMERCE."

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22. Santo Cristo Society of South San Francisco Member Pins, c. 1930s - Ribbon, Membership

    Santo Cristo Society of South San Francisco Member Pins, c. 1930s. This double-sided pin on ribbon is blue with the flags of the United States of America and Portugal. It has gold trim with tassels at the bottom. There is a medallion at the center depicting a handshake. The opposite side states "in memorium".

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23. Science Club of America Pin, c. 1960-1963 - Pin, Fraternal

    Science Club of America Pin, c. 1960-1963. Steel gray metal pin is shaped like a downward-pointing triangle with a half-circle extending around the bottom point. Across the top is written "SCIENCE CLUBS OF AMERICA" in raised text. In the center of the triangle, vertically from the bottom point to just below the words, is a burning torch. Surrounding it are jagged lightning-bolt lines extending horizontally to the triangle's edges and top corners....

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24. Shellwork Floral Spray, c. 1942-1945 - Shellwork

    Japanese Internment Camp Shell Art Boutonniere, c.1942-1944. Boutonniere made of shells and wire to look like a small flower arrangement. 12 green wrapped-wire stems, each with a flower at the end, gathered into a loop with floral tape at the base, with a pink ribbon bow around the stems. The flowers are made of tiny clamshell halves painted and glued together. Three are large clusters of pink shells to look like peonies, three are small clusters...

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25. SMCSO Deputy 5 Pin Belonging to Gjon T. Pawson, c. 1981-1986 - Pin, Law Enforcement

    San Mateo County Sheriff's Office Deputy 5 pin belonging to Gjon T. Pawson, c. 1981-1986. Brass-colored metal badge is a seven-pointed star with an embossed decorative center. Center design is encircled by a band of blue with gold lettering which reads, " RESERVE DEPUTY / SAN MATEO CO." Six of the star's points has a decorative floral design; the seventh point, at bottom of badge, has the number "5" in gold, against a blue background. Back...

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