Featured "Duty Pin - Wear One" Small US pins on Card

Small pins on card. Makers mark is Walcott Mfg Co. Military? I was surprised that I couldn't find anything similar. Maybe I missed something.

 

I have a hunch those chevrons are key to understanding your pins, Kronos...good luck!

 

Wolcott Mfg. Co. c. 1915. So in time for World War I.

https://www.langantiques.com/univer...SEoVgxyzqMYH8VHBCZeq80wP3DsAA5vw9wQVw-6_6QI63

Debora

 

Maybe a forerunner of today's ubiquitous US flag lapel pin?

 

Something like that. They're not military issue, not with a C clasp. They'd fall off in combat. They may have been used for a fundraiser.

 

These were never intended to be worn in combat, Evely.

 

That's what I said.

 

Found a couple labeled as WWI American Expeditionary Forces 18 Months Overseas Pin. Only one "source" so far, but it seems like it might be correct.

 

I saw a source say the firm was in business 1906-1922. They made some higher end jewelry in addition to this lower end production.

 

And then there's this. Something similar identified as a Son In Service pin. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/wwi-son-service-pin-star-hanging-4626383468

 

A chevron for each 6-month deployment, perhaps?

 

Three chevrons is the rank insignia of a sergeant. But I don't think that's what they signify here.

Debora

 

Some class “A” uniform pins are not meant for combat/deployment to be worn only on“Class A” uniforms. Could it possibly be for that?

 

These are displayed on a retail card. Unlikely they were designed for military usage. Especially with the exhortation "Wear One." That would be unnecessary in the military.

Debora

 

Think this is it. Worn by the general public to encourage enlistment in World War I. "Do Your Duty" was a campaign line. (That would explain the generic military imagery.)

Debora