Beautiful and Scarce Ca. 1945 Visiting Nurse Service of NY Lapel Pin

This is a circa 1945 Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) Lapel Pin in enameled sterling silver. The Visiting Nurse Service of New York is one of the oldest not-for-profit home healthcare agencies in the country, established in 189In the 40's, this organization was devoted to home healthcare, mostly for maternal and child health care. With the help of VNSYN the infant mortality rate was cut in half. This was also around the time that physical therapy became a specialty within the VNSNY after adopting the Association for the Aid of Crippled Children into their programs.

Circa 1945

Approximately 7/8" in diameter

Enameled sterling silver

Horizontal pin with drop-in locking swivel catch.

"STERLING

This is from a VNSNY collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. ebay-C07/13/19 2@MAJV15 LAGEX01/17

8 (Excellent-): Minimal to light wear. The enamel is in very good condition.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.