Antique 1935 14K Gold Boston Children’s Hospital Pin, Pendant & 6 Red Cross Pins

Description

Up for sale are a rare antique Boston Children’s Hospital service pin and medal or pendant, along with a complete set of 6 vintage Red Cross lapel pins spanning the entire career of my grandmother who was a Red Cross nurse. These items are in nice vintage condition and should shine up beautifully if desired. General descriptions of each piece are listed below (see all pictures for more details):
1) Boston Children’s Hospital nursing pin – Rare 1935 service pin. The front is marked “The Children’s Hospital Boston” and the back is marked “Wallbank Co., 14K” and “’35” along with the name of the nurse who owned it. This piece weighs about 4 grams.
2) Boston Children’s Hospital medal or pendant – Rare 1935 service medal. The front is marked “The Children’s Hospital Boston 1869” and the back is marked “CHWCO Sterling” (representing the C. H. Wallbank Co.). This piece weighs about 5 grams.
3) Red Cross nurse badge 204199 – 1953 issue badge. The front is marked “American National Red Cross Nurse” and the back is marked “204199 W Sterling”. This piece weighs about 6 grams.
4) Red Cross 20 year lapel pin – 1973 issue pin. The front is marked with a red cross and “20 years” and the back is marked “W”.
5) Red Cross 25 year lapel pin – 1978 issue pin. The front is marked with a red cross and “Twenty-Five Years” and the back is marked “W”.
6) Red Cross 30 year lapel pin – 1983 issue pin. The front is marked with a red cross and “Thirty Years” and the back is marked “W”.
7) Red Cross 35 year lapel pin – 1988 issue pin. The front is marked with a red cross and “American Red Cross” and “35 Years” and the back is marked with a symbol and “B.B. Co.” and “24K G.P.”.
8) Red Cross 40 year lapel pin – 1993 issue pin. The front is marked with a red cross and “American Red Cross” and “Forty Years” and the back is marked with a symbol and “Bastian” and “24K G.P.”.
Note I am not an expert in antique pins and I do not feel fully qualified to evaluate them, so I will leave that up to you. I have done my best to describe these pieces as accurately as I can. Please read this description carefully and examine all the pictures, then decide for yourself whether these items will suit your purposes before purchasing.
Terms and Conditions:
Note this listing is for the pictured items only. If it is not shown in the pictures, it is not included in this sale. Payment is due at the time of sale. Shipping is to the lower 48 continental United States ONLY and may require a signature. All sales are final and no returns will be accepted. Again, please carefully read the description and study the pictures before agreeing to buy it now. Thanks and good luck!