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Topic: NASA and contractor vintage pins and tiebars
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Steve_Colby
Member Posts: 44
From: Cumberland, MD 21502
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted April 01, 2009 10:47 PM
   
These are various NASA tie tacks and a tie bar from Hal French's collection. I will add more shortly. The Mercury Friendship 7 pin is marked but the others aren't. 
The "flame" is a red stone.    |
Steve_Colby
Member Posts: 44
From: Cumberland, MD 21502
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted April 02, 2009 07:49 AM
Here's more...The NASA pin is Sterling.   
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X-Plane Fan
Member Posts: 74
From: CA, USA
Registered: Jul 2007
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posted March 17, 2012 05:54 PM
I acquired this tiebar in a collection of space pins many years ago. Anyone know the significance of the Mercury-spacewalking figure wearing a crown and halo? It looks like it had some type of stone in the belly, but this one is missing. If anyone has a clue about this, I would love to know the story. |
JFS61
Member Posts: 85
From: Bryan, Texas USA
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted March 17, 2012 06:54 PM
The spacewalking figure is a Biliken, which is the emblem of the Royal Order of Jesters, who are an honorary (and by invitation only) subgroup of The Shriners. It appears that above piece could be tied to either Wally Schirra and/or Gus Grissom, as both were active members of The Shrine (John Glenn was a Freemason as well, but apparently not a member of The Shrine). | |
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