Name/Title
PinDescription
1912 Shelbyville High School Class Pin; it is gold, has a folding pin clasp with a locking end; shaped womewhat like an hourglass with a wider top and bottom than maddle; top, bottom and two sides are beveled surface and school initials are on top surface in a vertical format " "12" underneath; the LFB on back stands for Lena Firn Booher; storage box is red cardboard with white printing also decorated with fine swirled lines and anchors surrounded by stars; inside has soft velour lining. Back of pin is marked: "qumco/ chicage/lfb (think it is Qumco very difficult to tell) Front of pin has letters SHS ' 12. Lid for storage box reads"JAMES MCCLOSKEY/JEWERER/23 S. HARRISON ST.SHELBYVILLE, IND."
Storage box may not be original to pin but is what donor had it stored in and as pin is so small it could easily be lost decided to keep pin in the box; accession number on bottom of box.Collection
Lena Firn Grover EstateAcquisition
Accession
1981.027Source or Donor
Lena Firn GroverAcquisition Method
DonationMade/Created
Date made
circa 1912Place
City
ChicagoState/Province
IllinoisCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaNotes
Made: QumcoCreate Date
July 3, 2000Update Date
August 3, 2024