My first posting to this forum…

Both my parents worked for Winchester. My dad worked from 1934-1958 and my mom from 1940-1956.

I have several gold service pins from their time there. I have two 5 year service pins. One is stamped 8k and the other 10k. I also have a 15 year 10k gold pin, and a 20 year 10k gold pin. I’m not looking to sell anything, I just wanted to get an idea of how common they are, and what a ballpark value might be. They are in perfect condition.

My dad was a member of their "safety corps". I have his safety corps pin (#1856) and several old photos of the annual gatherings they held. These are in pretty poor condition. My dad had them rolled up for many years.

One of the more unique items is a flashlight. The story my mom told is that a lady was punching holes for the switches and made a mistake by punching 2 holes. This went in the bin and made it to my mom’s station. Since it would have been rejected, she installed 2 switches and brought it home. We used it for years. Both switches work. It’s a pretty standard 2-cell flashlight which I’ve seen sell for around $15.00 at antique shows. I’ve been offered $70.00 but turned it down. Like I said, I’m not interested in selling anything. I just wanted to share some family-related stuff that folks here might appreciate.