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The Jeweler's box is with the tie pin. I called the Jewelery Company and they said the tie pin was probably one given to employees for working at Ford or for some honor. The tie pin does not have the Jeweler's name engraved on it or a indication of gold content. The pin is in perfect condition and has the original box.
Re: Ford Motor logo tie pin given to employees 1930
1950 saw a new Crestliner "sports sedan" — a 2-door sedan with 2-tone paint intended to battle Chevrolet's popularhardtop coupe of 1950.[4] Another new name was Country Squire, which referred to the 2-door wood-sided station wagon. All wagons received flat-folding middle seats at mid-year, an innovation that would reappear in the minivans of the 1990s. The 1949 and 1950 styling was similar, with a single central "bullet" in the frowning chrome grille.[5] In the center there was a red space that had either a 6 or 8 depending if the car had the six-cylinder engine or the V8.[2] The trim lines were renamed as well, with "Standard" becoming "Deluxe" and "Custom" renamed "Custom Deluxe". The new Fords got the now-famous "Ford Crest" which appeared on the division's vehicles for many decades in one form or another. In 1950, Ford also manufactured a lesser known
1950's Ford Automobile
I do see where the sell for much. Asking price is around $25.00 to $50.00. your can be more with the box and
Weyhing Brothers: Handcrafted manufacturing for over 100 years
Joe Garofalo, 78, is the owner of the 110-year-old Weyhing Brothers Manufacturing Co., which produces badges for police and fire departments, as well as other trophies. The old hand-machined process is becoming a thing of the past, but Garofalo and his wife Shirley and son Dean still make badges the old-fashioned way