$320
A collection of badges and medals, including a ribbon and medal marked "Official, Miss America Pageant"; a "Foresters of America" ribbon and silver-toned stag emblem made by the Mason Mfg. Co.; a Royal Lincolnshire Regiment sphinx medal; a sterling silver battle axe pendant; a 14k gold "United States Naval Academy" pin, dated 1921; a medal marked "Rapid Fire Expert, Reno Rifle and Pistol Club, 1960"; a pin marked "Wisconsin, Souvenir, Worlds Columbian Exposition, 1893"; a pair of Ohio chauffeur badges from 1937 and 1949; a ribbon and medal marked "Wisconsin, Grand Representative"; an advertising token marked "Shoot Winchester Guns and Ammunition"; a sterling silver watch fob marked "Savage Arms Co."; a ribbon and medal marked "Super Games Participant/ Phillis Diller, Coach/ Winter '76, ABC TV"; a Soviet "Order of the Red Star" medal; a U.S. Marine Corps proficiency badge for "Bayonet" and "Grenade"; a Spanish Paratrooper beret badge; and a large safety pin affixed with a 1970 Mexican Peso coin. All items housed in a hollowed-out copy of the book A Streak of Luck by Robert Conot. Largest, 19 by 10 1/2 inches PROVENANCE From the Estate of Jonathan Winters Categories: Jonathan Winters
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2014-04-11
