COLLECTION OF VINTAGE SOUVENIR PINS, BADGES, BROOCHES AND KEYRINGS IN TARTAN TIN

A SUBSTANTIAL COLLECTION OF SOUVENIR AND COLLECTIBLE ENAMEL PINS, BROOCHES, HAT BADGES, CLUTCH PINS, KEYRINGS AND RELATED ITEMS, HOUSED IN A VINTAGE TARTAN-PATTERNED BISCUIT TIN WITH A LION RAMPANT MOTIF ON THE LID.

OVERVIEW:
THE COLLECTION COMPRISES A WIDE VARIETY OF SOUVENIR AND COMMEMORATIVE PINS AND BADGES SPANNING AUSTRALIAN, JAPANESE AND INTERNATIONAL THEMES. SUBJECTS INCLUDE AUSTRALIAN LANDMARKS AND NATIONAL PARKS (KAKADU, KAKADU NATIONAL PARK, DARWIN), RAILWAY AND STEAM TRAIN MOTIFS, TRAM DESIGNS, AUSTRALIAN WILDLIFE, SCOUTING BADGES, WORLD EXPO 88, WINFIELD AUSTRALIA II EXHIBITION, TOKYO DISNEYLAND, JAPANESE MEMORIAL BADGES, MOTORSPORT, AND ASSORTED TRAVEL SOUVENIRS. MANY ITEMS REMAIN ON THEIR ORIGINAL RETAIL BACKING CARDS FROM MANUFACTURERS INCLUDING N.A.T.C. (BROOCH OR HAT BADGE, DESIGNED IN AUSTRALIA), NU-COLOR-VUE, PERFECTION SOUVENIRS (HALE IMPORTS PTY. LIMITED, BROOKVALE, N.S.W.), SONIC PRODUCTS (MADE IN AUSTRALIA), AND AUSTRALIAN GIFT AND SOUVENIR SUPPLIES (REDCLIFFE, QLD). SOME PINS ARE LOOSE OR IN INDIVIDUAL PLASTIC BAGS.

ALSO INCLUDED ARE KEYRINGS, A TOKYO DISNEYLAND BUTTON BADGE MARKED MCMLXXXVIII WALT DISNEY CO., JAPANESE BOXED MEMORIAL BADGES WITH JAPANESE TEXT, A BURKE AND WILLS BICENTENNIAL MEDAL CARD, AN EMBSAY STEAM RAILWAY EXTENSION PROJECT BADGE, A LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY ENAMEL BADGE IN PLASTIC CASE, A SOMERSET AND DORSET JOINT RAILWAY BADGE, CLUTCH PINS ON ILLUSTRATED AUSTRALIAN FAUNA CARDS, A DRIVER BAR BADGE, ASSORTED FLAG PINS, CUFFLINKS, A SOUVENIR SPOON IN BOX, AND MEDALLIONS.

THE TARTAN TIN ALSO CONTAINS A SEPARATE GROUP OF ITEMS INCLUDING DART FLIGHTS AND SHAFTS, A J.C. DELACROIX SPECIAL ARTIST PARIS FRANCE ITEM, TALLY-HO GUMMED RICE CIGARETTE PAPERS, AND STAR PIPE CLEANERS.

CONDITION:
MANY PINS REMAIN SEALED ON THEIR ORIGINAL RETAIL CARDS OR IN ORIGINAL PLASTIC PACKAGING. BACKING CARDS SHOW VARYING DEGREES OF AGE-RELATED WEAR INCLUDING CREASING, YELLOWING AND MINOR TEARS. LOOSE PINS AND BADGES APPEAR TO RETAIN THEIR ENAMEL DECORATION. THE TARTAN STORAGE TIN SHOWS SURFACE WEAR AND SIGNIFICANT LOSS TO THE GILT LION RAMPANT MOTIF ON THE LID. THE TIN INTERIOR SHOWS GENERAL AGE-RELATED WEAR AND PATINA.

SPECIFICATIONS:
* CATEGORY: SOUVENIR PINS, BADGES, BROOCHES, KEYRINGS AND COLLECTIBLES
* PREDOMINANT ORIGIN: AUSTRALIAN-MADE SOUVENIR ITEMS
* PERIOD: PREDOMINANTLY 1970S TO 1990S BASED ON RETAIL CARD STYLES AND SUBJECTS
* NOTABLE MANUFACTURERS VISIBLE: N.A.T.C., NU-COLOR-VUE, PERFECTION SOUVENIRS, SONIC PRODUCTS, AUSTRALIAN GIFT AND SOUVENIR SUPPLIES
* STORAGE: VINTAGE TARTAN BISCUIT TIN WITH LION RAMPANT MOTIF
* THEMES INCLUDE: AUSTRALIAN LANDMARKS, RAILWAYS AND TRAMS, STEAM TRAINS, NATIONAL PARKS, WILDLIFE, SCOUTING, WORLD EXPO 88, MOTORSPORT, JAPANESE SOUVENIRS, TOKYO DISNEYLAND, INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL

Item Size: Height: 24cm, Width: 23cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 1Kg

Mid-Century Modern (1940-1970); Circa 1970S-1990S; Mixed - Predominantly Australian, With Japanese And International Examples; Enamel On Metal; Many Pins Remain On Their Original Retail Cards And In Original Packaging. Some Cards Show Age-Related Wear, Creasing And Discolouration. Loose Pins Appear To Be In Sound Condition With Visible Enamel Intact. The Tartan Storage Tin Shows Wear And Loss To The Gilt Lion Rampant Motif On The Lid.

Condition: Good

334402+25

Location of item: 18 Paradise Road, Acacia Ridge, QLD, Australia

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