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Well, I'll keep looking to. I suppose, since there is a Jamestown in Rhode Island, it's also possible that they had their own "Exposition," but I doubt it.

 

I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest that this might have been a pin given to (or available for purchase by) visitors to the Rhode Island state building at the Jamestown Exposition. Frankly, since we've all read what a flop the Exposition was, I would imagine that relatively small quantities (in comparison to the better attended "fairs" of the period) of souvenirs were sold or otherwise distributed. Plus, with the only identifier of where it came from being the stamp on the back, it's not a flashy, obvious "souvenir-ish" item. Thus the lack of evidence on the web.

That's my thought for the day and I'm stickin' to it.

 

HA!! Sounds like a plan!!!!

 

I didn't read just quickly scanned the wiki and virginia sites posted about the Jamestown centennial. Since you are saying it is a naval pin, possibly Rhode Island. I googled for naval exhibit a the centennial.

Here is what I found. Maybe it was stated in one of the other sites and I missed it.
Found under Organization
"Feature was to be International Naval, Marine and Military Celebration so that "all navies of all Nations" could honor "the hardy mariners" who established Colony."

http://www.so-calleddollars.com/Events/Jamestown_Tercentennial.html

Maybe it was a pin worn by the workers/exhibitors of the fair - not a souvenir.

 

@Aquitaine
Do some research on the Boy Scout pin. Boy Scout items are very collectible.

 

INTERESTING site!!!! But not my pin.....wish it were!!!! Thanks tho!!

 

I will..........Thanks so much!!!! You ALL DO realize you are keeping me VERY busy!!!!!

 

I wasn't saying it was your pin.
I was saying that the Jamestown Ter centennial as quoted above, was to represent the navy. Since your pin represents the navy maybe it was worn by or given to people who worked at the centennial, rather than being a souvenir pin as others have suggested.
Just a possibility.

 

Oooooooo.....neat possibility!!!!!

 

WOW!!!!!!!!!

 

Bakers.....you're right!! I checked out the RI Historical Museum Site and they said definitely not them....they referred me back to possibility of the Exposition fiasco in Virginia in 1907....so unless I can find some info there....I'll be back to square one!!

 

O.K., Bakers, You are probably as close to being right as one's ever going to get!!!! I said before I wrote to the Jamestown Historical Museum (RI), but heard back later....and that individual sent me to a site that had a booklet ( https://archive.org/stream/reportofjamestow01rhod#page/n5/mode/2up ) which is a tome to read and I am FAR from finishing, BUT.....There WAS an OFFICIAL RI State Ter-Centennial Commission sent to the JAMESTOWN TER-CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION.....in April of 1907 for the opening of the Exhibition, there were 5 Commissioners in particular who read parts of the original Rhode Island Charters, each seem to be wearing a pin, but totally NON-discernible......photo attached. Since from what I'm piecing together, RI was actually the original charter, they also put up a building in Jamestown to show early life in NE/RI whatever else! And yes they could have sold pins as well. I would love to think mine is one of 5, but probably not a chance!!!! Oh, also if KOT is watching am re-posting the pin just because in this pic of the back you can just make out the T....do not ask me why!!!! My thought generally though is it's an earlyish representation of the State logo.....OOOOps....re-read Kings info....at 1882, that's not gonna work!!!!!

 

Excellent input from them, Sue!

 

Very interesting how an adventure can be spawned no?
I'm still interested.

 

BTW, one of my 9th Great grandfathers was Samuel Gorton, a key member of the group organized by Roger Williams to establish the original Providence, Rhode Island colony and one of the very early governors of the colony.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/f...all&GSst=42&GScntry=4&GSsr=1521&GRid=31050767&

The leaders of the Massachusetts colony, based in Plymouth were not amused. They thought all that land was theirs!

 

WOW Bakers!!

 

I wish I had known about him when I still lived in MA. I have a sister in Rhode Island (Jamestown, in fact!) who I visited often and whose home at the time wasn't more than a 20 minute drive from his grave site.

 

Just keeps getting more and more interesting!!!!!
Sue

 

Oh....& don't toss aside the wood thingy....it's an old netting needle that may have an Inuit name of it.

 

Hi Komo, you're right....it's an old netting needle but it's some sort of bone for sure.....wasn't planning on it going anywhere always thankful for the advice!!! It was in with the pins and came from Block Island, RI (old fishing community until it was no longer viable)....so if it was native to there, could be bone from swordfish or something like that????? Larger pic attached.....