American Red Cross Or ??

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by tie.dye.cat, Oct 30, 2016.

  1. tie.dye.cat

    tie.dye.cat Well-Known Member

    My first thought was ARC which would seem to have been somewhat confirmed by the fact that it came in a lot of Salvation Army pins, but I can't find anything like it.

    99% of the ARC pins I came across actually say American Red Cross on them (except the little droplet donor pins), so maybe this is for something else.

    My next thought was perhaps a medic pin from a war, but those all seem to have a caduceus symbol rather than a cross.

    I just don't want to misrepresent something in auction by saying it's ARC if I don't know for sure.

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  2. tie.dye.cat

    tie.dye.cat Well-Known Member

    I wonder if this could be a WW2 German Army pin? I see a few of those with only the cross and no wording.
     
  3. terry5732

    terry5732 Well-Known Member

    I doubt German, but I had thought about Swiss Army

    The Red Cross is an international organization

    The clutch is a bit newer
     
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  4. tie.dye.cat

    tie.dye.cat Well-Known Member

    Swiss Army is a good possibility. Thanks Terry!
     
  5. terry5732

    terry5732 Well-Known Member

    The shield shape is similar to a British Red Cross I saw

    ARC is the name of a local thrift store chain. ARC used to be Association for Retarded Children. They still call it Arc but can't say retard.
     
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