Extremely Rare Early 1950s Eniwetok Proving Ground Holmes & Narver Employee 3 Years Service Pin
Processing...

Extremely Rare Early 1950s Eniwetok Proving Ground Holmes & Narver Employee 3 Years Service Pin

Code: afic40001en
$245.00

Product Description

•••••

Update 02/26/23 On the Road between the SOS & Baltimore Shows!!!
PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE OUT OF THE OFFICE and HAVE NO SHIPPING CAPABILITIES for the Next 5 FIVE DAYS!!!
We Are OUT OF THE OFFICE from Wednesday 03/15/23 until Tuesday 03/21/23.
IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT A POTENTIAL SHIPPING DELAY, PLEASE EMAIL ABOUT THE ARTIFACT(S) YOU ARE INTERESTED IN!
We are HAPPY TO ACCEPT YOUR ORDERS during this time, and we will promptly mark any ordered Artifacts as SOLD.
MOST REGULAR SHIPPING will resume when Kana RETURNS to the Office on TUESDAY, MARCH 21st.
Hoping to see you all at the BALTIMORE MACA SHOW!!
If funding your order from a Bank that offers ZELLE, ASK ABOUT our ZELLE DISCOUNT,
or our PAYPAL GIFT / FRIENDS & FAMILY Payment DISCOUNT!
Thank you for visiting. We hope you will find some vintage artifacts here on our site to add to your collection.
We look forward to serving your collecting needs, Ron & Kana



ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare circa early 1950s Eniwetok Proving ground three years of service employee lapel pin for a private construction contractor, Holmes & Narver, Inc. Located in the Marshall Islands, the Eniwetok atoll bore witness to several A-bomb tests conducted by the USAF and USN between 1948 and 1958. This pin dates from the atoll's hydrogen bomb testing era, circa (1951-1958). Almost two decades later the area went through a decontamination process. The gold-filled pin was made by Balfour is embellished with a mushroom cloud. It has a removable tab with a "3" separate from the main pin.

VINTAGE: Circa early 1950's.

SIZE: Approximately 9/16" in width and 3/4" in height (including tab).

MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION: Gold-filled, enamel.

ATTACHMENT: Single screw post with disc backing, removable "3" tab.

MARKINGS: LGB (Balfour maker mark) 1/10 10K GF (on reverse of each piece).

ITEM NOTES: This is from a post-WWII Atomic Bomb Test & Research collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. MBJV13 LBDEX9/14

CONDITION: 8 (Excellent-): The pin has little wear.

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

You May Also Like

•••••