WWI Red Cross Pin

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

WWI Red Cross Pin

Entry/Object ID

1512a

Description

WWI Red Cross Volunteer Pin. Material: metal. Size: 7/8" W. x 3/4" L. x 1/4" thick. Description: gold tone metal - red enamel inlay along bottom: gold lettered: "T.P.W.C." and star symbol - above lettering: squirrel - safety pin style catch on back.

Context

Waseca County Military - WWI. Red Cross. Given to Mrs. Jens T. (Anna) Dahle, the donor's grandson, for knitting one hundred sweaters in WWI for the Red Cross. She was an avid and talented knitter.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1920

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Pin, Inspirational

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Symbol, Spiritual

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Belief Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

May 29, 1998

Update Date

March 10, 2026