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Best-Ever Secret Service Club Button Stud | Sewing405 of 726 |  |  |
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Hi all, I'm just looking for a little bit of information here about this thing. It's one of those smalls that seems to pop up in a household without anyone knowing where it came from.
My guess is that it's some sort of button stud or cufflink, but I'm not sure. Also, I have no idea what the "Best Ever Super Secret Service Club" is. Some snarky political joke, maybe?
Any help would be gratefully appreciated!
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Hello,
there are some clues, in the late 1930s Warner Brothers motion pictures was promoting "Smashing the Money Ring" , in connection they stated a Junior Secret Service Club, interestingly Ronald Regan was commander as quoted from "Ronald Reagan in Hollywood: movies and politics". Google Ronald Reagan in Hollywood + Super Secret Service Club to read the actual quote in the book.
Anyway, the badge looks like it was defiantly a premium from the late 30's, something that was given away to promote a Movie or a product. Hope this helps.
Wow, I had no idea! That's awesome. Thank you so much for all of that information. Now we're all scratching our heads wondering where in the world it came from. =p