Vintage Western Union 15 Year Service pin, 10K gold offers pinback award lapel pin, rotary telephone, midcentury jewelry, anniversary award
This vintage Western Union 15 Year Service pin is marked 10K gold. It features an eagle carrying a rotary telephone over a map of the United States, which is pretty great right there. The lapel pin was awarded for a fifteen-year anniversary at Western Union and would be a nice gift for someone who worked there, or for any 15th anniversary.
The style of the telephone and the lack of the newer Bell logo means this pin was probably made between the 1930s and the 1960s. It is marked on the back "© Western Electric Company Inc'd" and has the hallmark of the jeweler along with "10K."
Western Union was owned by AT&T, serving as the primary equipment manufacturer, supplier, and purchasing agent for the Bell System from 1881 to 1984. The company was responsible for many technological innovations and developments in industrial management.
I also have a 10-year award, sold separately. You can see it in the last photo and find it here: https://www.etsy.com/sg-en/listing/1022233138
The pin is in good shape. I have done no repair or restoration: it is in offers original condition as found. Be sure to zoom in on each photo to see the details and general condition.
.5 inches long (1.27 cm)
This service pin was collected by my genius mom over a lifetime of midwestern thrift shopping. I would love to send it to you as I work on finding Forever Homes for all her wonderful rescued stuff. I bet you'd like her other things, too, so check them out: http://modernpoetry.etsy.com
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