What is the emblem on this lapel pin found in my living room?
March 15, 2010 9:12 AM Subscribe
I found this lapel pin beneath my living room couch yesterday and have no idea what the emblem is. Can you help me identify it? I'm not sure that I am even holding it the correct way in the photo.
A few ideas that have not been confirmed include:
* Variation of logo from Augsburg College in Minneapolis, MN where a family member works.
* A variation of this unofficial 4-H logo.
Any other thoughts? I have spent hours combing Google Image Search and various logo/design/branding blogs to find clues, but to no avail! Hopefully the answer is buried somewhere within the hive mind!
A few ideas that have not been confirmed include:
* Variation of logo from Augsburg College in Minneapolis, MN where a family member works.
* A variation of this unofficial 4-H logo.
Any other thoughts? I have spent hours combing Google Image Search and various logo/design/branding blogs to find clues, but to no avail! Hopefully the answer is buried somewhere within the hive mind!
Okay, according to that site it is almost identical to the alchemical symbol for Borax, but it has an extra bar at the bottom.
Here's a bigger resource for alchemical symbols from an 18th century manual.
posted by griphus at 9:30 AM on March 15, 2010
Here's a bigger resource for alchemical symbols from an 18th century manual.
posted by griphus at 9:30 AM on March 15, 2010
Just to clarify: your image hasn't been reversed, correct? Because if it was the 4h logo, why would it be mirrored like this?
posted by Think_Long at 9:33 AM on March 15, 2010
posted by Think_Long at 9:33 AM on March 15, 2010
Response by poster: @griphus Hm, alchemy is definitely not something I thought of but it sure does look like the Borax symbol (save the extra bar)
@Think_Long No, image hasn't been reversed or mirrored. Though I may not be holding it correctly. If you rotate the picture 180 degrees you can see how it is more similar to the 4-H logo, although still the "4" would still be facing the wrong direction. For these reasons I tend not to think it has anything to do with 4-H (especially since National 4-H seems rather strict about use of their "official" emblem, which is quite different from the image on my pin: http://www.national4-hheadquarters.gov/emblem/4h_name.htm).
posted by jk252b at 9:40 AM on March 15, 2010
@Think_Long No, image hasn't been reversed or mirrored. Though I may not be holding it correctly. If you rotate the picture 180 degrees you can see how it is more similar to the 4-H logo, although still the "4" would still be facing the wrong direction. For these reasons I tend not to think it has anything to do with 4-H (especially since National 4-H seems rather strict about use of their "official" emblem, which is quite different from the image on my pin: http://www.national4-hheadquarters.gov/emblem/4h_name.htm).
posted by jk252b at 9:40 AM on March 15, 2010
My first thought was some sort of Asian symbol/word/letter.
posted by MexicanYenta at 10:25 AM on March 15, 2010
posted by MexicanYenta at 10:25 AM on March 15, 2010
Looks to me like a regional variation on the Eastern Orthodox Cross.
posted by Aquaman at 10:42 AM on March 15, 2010
posted by Aquaman at 10:42 AM on March 15, 2010
I'm inclined to think it's a variation on a papal cross, although I can't find one with that diagonal.
posted by specialagentwebb at 10:43 AM on March 15, 2010
posted by specialagentwebb at 10:43 AM on March 15, 2010
Best answer: It's the symbol for Columbia Business School; you're holding the pin horizontally, but it's oriented vertically.
posted by Admiral Haddock at 11:02 AM on March 15, 2010
posted by Admiral Haddock at 11:02 AM on March 15, 2010
Response by poster: @Admiral Haddock I think you've got it. Not only is it obviously the Columbia Business School symbol, but it also makes sense contextually because my father did a program there a number of years ago. Thanks!
posted by jk252b at 11:08 AM on March 15, 2010
posted by jk252b at 11:08 AM on March 15, 2010
Good god! The Columbia Business School is run by crypto-alchemists?!
posted by griphus at 12:18 PM on March 15, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by griphus at 12:18 PM on March 15, 2010 [3 favorites]
No, they're run by Mages from White Wolf's World of Darkness. ;-)
(That was going to be my guess, given they use a number of alchemical symbols in the RPG - but someone found the answer before I needed to look it up and verify it. I know there were a number of licenses pins, which I was thinking this was one.)
posted by GJSchaller at 12:27 PM on March 15, 2010
(That was going to be my guess, given they use a number of alchemical symbols in the RPG - but someone found the answer before I needed to look it up and verify it. I know there were a number of licenses pins, which I was thinking this was one.)
posted by GJSchaller at 12:27 PM on March 15, 2010
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posted by griphus at 9:24 AM on March 15, 2010