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bdeclee
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I bought this pin in France in 1990. The back is stamped "Drago Paris Nice" and the address of 3 R. de Romainville. I found an obscure reference on the internet that showed that address dates to the mid-1950s, which would put this pin in the category of -- what, the Korean War, right? Does anyone know what the pin refers to or is otherwise about?
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If you use Google maps or Google earth you can zoom right in on the address and see the buildings. I wonder what information you used to find the 1950's date reference?
Neat pin. I never much cared for such things until we inherited a bunch of it and I got elected to research it. Tools are easier but jewelry can be fun.
Greetings. The information I used to find the date reference was the Gentlemen's Military Interest Club, link here:
http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/23771-identifying-the-period-of-manufacter-for-drago-badges/
I like tools too. Jewelry is pretty, but sometimes very hard to identify. Thanks for the Google Maps pointer - that never occured to me. Duh.