Pin

Name/Title

Pin

Description

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 Estate

Acquisition

Accession

1981.027

Source or Donor

Lena Firn Grover

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1912

Place

City

Chicago

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

Made: Qumco

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jul 3, 2000

Create Date

July 3, 2000

Update Date

August 3, 2024