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    Posted 11 years ago

    scottvez
    (977 items)

    This sweetheart jewelry pin was made in Australia during WW2.

    There was a thriving market among US soldiers to buy these, with the heart shaped items being the most common.

    This particular pin was purchased by "Van" and sent to "Mabel"-- most likely from the US as this is where is recently surfaced.

    From the front it looks like a jeweler made piece (and the craftsman MAY have been a jeweler at one time), but the back shows that it was cut from a 1943s Australian Florin!

    I do not know if Van or the relationship survived the war, but luck was certainly on their side!

    Reproduction of these images is not authorized.

    scott

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    Comments

    1. scottvez scottvez, 11 years ago
      Thanks musik and manikin!

      scott
    2. scottvez scottvez, 11 years ago
      Thanks tom.

      scott
    3. Justanovice Justanovice, 11 years ago
      What a lovely thing and all the more poignant because of the war!
    4. scottvez scottvez, 11 years ago
      Thanks for looking and commenting novice-- I have a several others, to include a necklace with aircraft plexiglass surround that is posted on Collectors Weekly.

      scott
    5. scottvez scottvez, 11 years ago
      Thanks packrat and leigh.

      scott
    6. scottvez scottvez, 11 years ago
      Here is a link to an earlier post of mine that shows a trench art example with aircraft plexiglass incorporated into the design:

      http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/61555-ww2-trench-art-sweetheart-necklace

      scott
    7. scottvez scottvez, 11 years ago
      Thanks valentino and bratjdd.

      scott
    8. scottvez scottvez, 11 years ago
      Thanks mikko, vetraio and inky.

      scott
    9. upstatenycollector upstatenycollector, 11 years ago
      I love the pieces with a story behind them!
    10. scottvez scottvez, 11 years ago
      Thanks for looking ny! Pls continue to share your sweetheart jewelry!

      scott
    11. scottvez scottvez, 11 years ago
      Thanks for looking ny! Pls continue to share your sweetheart jewelry!

      scott
    12. scottvez scottvez, 11 years ago
      Thanks moonstone and tom!

      scott
    13. scottvez scottvez, 11 years ago
      Thanks geo.

      scott
    14. upstatenycollector upstatenycollector, 8 years ago
      Scott, I received a comment on one of my pieces, and I noticed you had commented with a link to this piece. I wanted you to see the piece I found as well: http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/187485-australian-trench-art-bracelet.
    15. scottvez scottvez, 8 years ago
      Thanks much upstate-- I love your WW2 florin piece as well!

      scott

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