Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Men's Accessories
A Collection of Men's Accessories and Ephemera Including Ten Tors Commemorative Medal and U.S.D.A.W. Union Badges - A collection of vintage men's personal accessories, writing instruments, and historical union ephemera. The lot features several pairs of gold-toned cufflinks, including examples with inset square mother-of-pearl panels and others with textured geometric designs. A black presentation box with a satin lining marked SOPHOS in gold lettering contains five assorted tie tacks featuring red, blue, and white cabochons with attached chain guards. The writing instruments include a silver-toned ballpoint pen marked GOODRICH on the cap, a pen marked USA on the clip, and a third silver-toned pen. Commemorative items include a bronze-toned medal in a red presentation case, featuring a relief of hikers on a landscape and inscribed TEN TORS DARTMOOR. Union history is represented by a yellow paper membership card for the U.S.D.A.W. (Union of Shop, Distributive & Allied Workers) Plymouth branch, and a matching red presentation box reading U.S.D.A.W. IN RECOGNITION OF 30 YEARS MEMBERSHIP. The union box contains a shield-shaped enamel badge and a circular badge, both bearing the union's acronym.