UNKNOWN GREAT SEAL INSIGNIA/HATPIN

[60streeter]

DUG THIS ABOUT EXACTLY A YEAR AGO. MEASURE 1 1/8" X 1 1/16" I HAVE A TON OF RESEARCH, AND ALL I CAN COME UP WITH SO FAR IS THIS EXACT DESIGN AND SIZE WAS USED BY 1903 TO 1905 AS OFFICERS COLLAR BADGE. BLACK JACKS FAVORITE AND HIS CHOICE. BUT IT IS NOT ARMY ISSUE FOR THAT. THE ONLY OTHER THING I FOUND WAS POSSIBLY ADJUTANT GENERAL, GOING BACK AS FAR AS 1892. HH CHANDLER MADE A LOT SWEET HEART PINS, AND ALSO DID LT BARS ETC FOR THE ARMY. I CAN FIND ALL SORTS OF EXAMPLES OF THEIR WORK. BUT SO FAR THIS ONE OF ONE..... HERE IS THE OTHER THING... THER ARE A LOT OF US M,ILITARY INSIGNIA MATCHING CLOSELY IN DESIGN, BUT I CAN FIND NONE WITH THIS KIND OF DETAIL IT IS VAULTED... COULD BE HAT PIN, OR BADGE....BUT MADE FOR WHO? FOUND CENTRAL MASS. HH CHANDLER SEEMS TO BE A DEAD END.. CANT FIND ANY LIVING RELATIVES.. WOULD LOVE TO FIND THEIR "BOOKS"

 

[stetam]

Army officers hat badge most likely WW2 era and probably a females due to smallish size

Steve

 

[RMEAV8R]

That's H H Chandler & Son of Boston's Charlestown district: they were Henry Horatio and Henry Nelson Chandler. WW1 or early WW2 U.S. Army Great Seal. Still used today in exact form. Size will determine if it was from a male or female service cap/hat. Officers and enlisted as well wore the Great Seal. The Great Seal symbol is on the U.S. Army flag, buttons, hats for the last 120 years.

 

[RMEAV8R]

Did you post that on a military forum in Aug 2022?
Same photos at bottom of page.

H.H. Chandler EGA

Been awhile since I've found an EGA worth discussing here that we haven't discussed multiple times... Picked up this emblem last week. The photos had a ton of flash wash and I thought it was an officer service or dress emblem with all the finish washed off. Turns out to be a very interesting bird...

www.usmilitariaforum.com

 

[Greystoke]

DUG THIS ABOUT EXACTLY A YEAR AGO. MEASURE 1 1/8" X 1 1/16" I HAVE A TON OF RESEARCH, AND ALL I CAN COME UP WITH SO FAR IS THIS EXACT DESIGN AND SIZE WAS USED BY 1903 TO 1905 AS OFFICERS COLLAR BADGE. BLACK JACKS FAVORITE AND HIS CHOICE. BUT IT IS NOT ARMY ISSUE FOR THAT. THE ONLY OTHER THING I FOUND WAS POSSIBLY ADJUTANT GENERAL, GOING BACK AS FAR AS 1892. HH CHANDLER MADE A LOT SWEET HEART PINS, AND ALSO DID LT BARS ETC FOR THE ARMY. I CAN FIND ALL SORTS OF EXAMPLES OF THEIR WORK. BUT SO FAR THIS ONE OF ONE..... HERE IS THE OTHER THING... THER ARE A LOT OF US M,ILITARY INSIGNIA MATCHING CLOSELY IN DESIGN, BUT I CAN FIND NONE WITH THIS KIND OF DETAIL IT IS VAULTED... COULD BE HAT PIN, OR BADGE....BUT MADE FOR WHO? FOUND CENTRAL MASS. HH CHANDLER SEEMS TO BE A DEAD END.. CANT FIND ANY LIVING RELATIVES.. WOULD LOVE TO FIND THEIR "BOOKS"

Cool find but why are you shouting?

 

[60streeter]

Cool find but why are you shouting?

JUST EASIER FOR ME TO SEE...

 

[goldendreams]

Did you post that on a military forum in Aug 2022?
Same photos at bottom of page.

H.H. Chandler EGA

Been awhile since I've found an EGA worth discussing here that we haven't discussed multiple times... Picked up this emblem last week. The photos had a ton of flash wash and I thought it was an officer service or dress emblem with all the finish washed off. Turns out to be a very interesting bird...

www.usmilitariaforum.com

Obviously

 

[60streeter]

DUG THIS A YEAR AGO. IT MEASURES 1 1/8H" X 1 1/16W". i CAN FIND MANY EXAMPLES OF HH CHANDLERS WORK, BUT I CANNOT FIND THIS ANYWHERE. IT IS THE EXACT SAME DESIGN USED BY BLACK JACK PERSHING CHOSE FOR HIS OFFICERS COLLAR INSIGNIA FROM 1903 TO 1905. I ALSO KNOW THIS COULD BE AN ADJUTANT GENERALS INSIGNIA, WHICH COULD DATE AS FAR BACK AS 1892. I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS PIN, AND ALL I KNOW FOR IS IT HAS A UNTOLD STORY. HOW MANY WERE MADE, AND FOR WHO? SO FAR IT IS ONE OF ONE.......

 

[stetam]

I believe we already answered your question. Hat pin and not rare.

Steve

 

[60streeter]

Did you post that on a military forum in Aug 2022?
Same photos at bottom of page.

https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/fo...handler-ega/&do=findComment&comment=2955916[/

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[60streeter]

Yes I did. Still cannot find another one like it. There are several very close, but none matching.