Fastener, lapel pin

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OBJECT TYPE: PRESSURE
DATE: 1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2023.0020.002

MANUFACTURER: Ballou
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal lapel pin fastener.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 1.2 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Space Technology
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Ballou
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Texas
Period: Presented in 1969, kept by Owen Maynard until 2000.
Canada: The NASA Exceptional Service Medal is awarded to those in the U.S. Federal Service who have made significant contributions leading to substantial improvement to NASA programs. Some notable Canadian recipients include astronauts Chris Hadfield, Dave Williams, Steve MacLean, Marc Garneau and Julie Payette. This NASA Exceptional Service Medal lapel pin was awarded to Owen Maynard for his contributions to the Apollo Program in 1969. Maynard was a Canadian engineer who started at NASA as an Aeronautical Research Engineer for the Space Task Group, working first on Project Mercury before turning to the Apollo Program. He became integral to the early design of the Apollo Command and Lunar Modules. Maynard was the first person to begin working on the design of the Lunar Module in 1961 and became Chief of Systems Engineering in the Apollo Program Office in 1964. The NASA Exceptional Service Medal traditionally consists of the medal, two pins and a certificate. Maynard’s medal and one of the two pins were stolen in 2022. The remaining pin provides material evidence of Maynard’s contributions to the Apollo Program, as recognized by NASA’s governing body.
Function: To secure lapel pin to fabric.
Technical: The small gold pin is designed to be pinned to clothing, namely the lapel of a jacket, indicating that it was designed for male users in mind.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Incised on the proper back: "BALLOU/ REG'D"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Gold-coloured metal fastener.
Decoration: N/A

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Ballou, Fastener, lapel pin, circa 1969, Artifact no. 2023.0020, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2023.0020.002/

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