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ORIGINAL WWI US 4L LLLL PIN / BADGE
$ 26.13
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ORIGINAL WWI US 4L LLLL PIN / BADGE. Bought from local estate.Approx 1 1/4" diameter, pinback
Guaranteed original!
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his lapel pin would have been purchased by a civilian logger or lumbermill worker in the Pacific Northwest, during the First World War. The Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen was a quasi-union formed to keep down labor unrest in this part of the United States, as the Army took over the handling of spruce lumber for airplane manufacture. This resource was so critical to wartime needs, that Army men were brought in to work in the forests and mills, alongside the civilians. The LLLL was formed to give the civilians a chance to be patriotic, prevent labor unrest, including sabotage, and to prevent strikes during the War period.