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VINTAGE ORIGINAL 1930's - 40's G.F.W.C. GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS 30'' DIAMETER PORCELAIN SIGN IN EXCELLENT (NEAR MINT) ORIGINAL CONDITION
THEIR EMBLEM SHOWN ON THIS SIGN DEPICTS A CIRCULAR BAND SIGNIFYING ETERNITY. IN THE CENTER OF THE CIRCULAR BAND, THE CRUSADER'S SHIELD EMERGES FROM A DARKENED WORLD (REPRESENTED BY THE FIELD OF BLACK), WHICH REPRESENTS ENLIGHTENMENT. THE PORCELAIN COLORS - RED, WHITE, AND BLUE - ARE THE COLORS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THE RED IMPLIES COURAGE, THE WHITE EQUALS PURITY, AND THE BLUE STANDS FOR CONSTANCY...GREAT PIECE OF HISTORY. ...1100 SHIPPED

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where did this sign come from you know what city


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The people I got it from said Philadelphia belonged to the wife's mother...they moved from Philadelphia in 1942 during WWII and sign went with her to California. ..She kept sign hidden while the government was collecting steel for war. That is story I was told. It's a real piece of history.


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