It's STUFF FROM THE BOX! You know the drill. I decided to avoid all things World's Fair related this time - to give you guys a break. Remember, this is not the original box that I started with, it's a newer (and bigger!) box.
Let's start today's selection with this nice brass badge (1.5" from top to bottom), a 1936 premium from Cream of Wheat. There's Buck Rogers himself; he has awarded us this "Chief Explorer" badge due to our "Distinguished Achievement". Maybe for most television watched after school? I'll take it! There are two other nice Buck Rogers badges, and I thought I had them both, but can only find one. Maybe I dreamed the other one.
Here's something that my mom gave me, since she knows I like oddball old pins and things like that. It shows an Electrolux vacuum cleaner, and the badge is celebrating the company's 25th anniversary, which would mean that the pin is from 1934.
Next is this swell plastic pin with the smiling portrait of Elsie the Cow, mascot for the Borden Dairy Company since 1936. Elsie has been surprisingly popular over the years; she appeared at the 1939 World's Fair, and for a while the famous cow was not on display (for reason that are unclear to me). People wore "Where's Elsie?" buttons.
Here's a small brass pin with the name "Jimmie Allen" on it. "The Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen" was a very popular radio program with an aviation theme; it ran from 1933 to 1947. The show was syndicated and several companies sponsored it over the years, including "Richfield High-Octane" as seen here.
For some reason I love this cheap little plastic Kitty Cat Clock pin, complete with googly eyes. Maybe it was sold at dime stores, or was a prize in a capsule machine. If I had to guess I'd say it's from the 1940s or '50s.
And finally, here's a plastic (Bakelite?) charm of a cured ham. What woman wouldn't swoon when this was presented to her on a necklace of genuine dental floss? "Swift's Premium Ham", that pretty much says it all. It's possible that these were given out at the 1933/34 Chicago World's Fair (much like the popular Heinz pickle pins), though they could have also been given out at other events.
Well, that's it for this time! I hope you've enjoyed this old stuff. Priceless treasures, in my opinion. You can keep your Cartier watches and your Tiffany lamps! Stay tuned for more stuff from the box.
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