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philfreo
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This is a Swank tie pin from my grandfather who passed away. I don't know much about it besides that, but I like it because it was his, and because it has an "F" for our last name. Don't know much else about it besides that.
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Oh, you kids ! Your Grandfather must have been born in the 1940's. Mine was born in the 1870's ! But you did make me get my Dad's Swank cuff links out. Good stuff.
Just checked and ,wow, Swank goes back to 1897 in Attleboro, MA. Who knew!