Lapel pin
Pins (English: pins ) are usually pieces of jewelery of base metals, which are nailed to the lapel. They often have a decorative function, but can (for example, to a club or a company) is also underlined by the membership. As aways with high volumes they serve in the U.S. since 1896 for brands and sales support. In Europe, pins came somewhat later; the French workers' movement, they used to a greater extent in the form of a red triangle. The corners were for the demand for eight hours of work, eight hours recreation and eight hours of sleep. In the 1970s pins came in the wake of the anti -nuclear movement in Germany increased to; whose logo was sold in 1975 alone more than 20 million times as a pin.
- 3.1 materials
- 3.2 Pressure
- 3.3 Fixing
Jewelry historical predecessor of Button
Dress pin ( fibula )
The dress pin ( fibula ), there was already in the Bronze Age. The primers developed from safety pins and were partly made of gold and precious metals. From the Primer, the worn until the 13th century cloak clasp developed.
Agraffe
With the refinement of the art jewelry clasp, a petite clasp that was intended to keep the neck of the woman's costume was born.
Brooch
During the Renaissance, robe nobility lost its importance and played until the 17th century in the form of the brooch a role again. It was used to gather the clothes or to fix the collar. The brooch should steer but also as a piece of jewelry to look at the neck or the décolleté.
Tie Pin
The tie pin was modern in the Biedermeier period in the 19th century. Initially it was an accessory for the neck binding. But at the end of the 17th century, the cravat for men was fastened with a brooch. Today, the tie pin serves several purposes: as a decoration at the necktie as a pin in the lapel, as Krawattenspange replacement or around the tie knot to secure.
Function
A pin is worn as a piece of jewelry or to demonstrate as a badge of belonging to a particular group, such as clubs, associations, companies, or institutions such as the fire department.
As religious plaques and pins are used to award and recognition; this often is an honorary wreath with or without jubilee number to the pin. Such pins are also known as badges of honor, and awarded by an organization after a fixed number of years of membership of active members. Many German federal states have such an award for volunteer service, the minimum period of membership varies from 10 years (Berlin) 12 ( Rhineland -Palatinate ) up to 15 years (Baden- Württemberg); Saxony -Anhalt will submit a " prolonged period " fixed. Even private and parastatal organizations award pins, eg the blood donation badge of honor. Almost every party (eg SED or DBD) and mass organization of the GDR had a badge of honor in recognition of long-standing members, eg DFB, DSF, fdgb, People's Solidarity etc.
Pins can also express a political stance that is independent of a concrete membership in an organization. Well-known examples are the pins with the U.S. flag, who since September 11, found as an expression of patriotism, widespread, the Yellow Ribbon for expressions of solidarity with German soldiers or the various hard badge to first of May.
Companies use pins as an advertising agent, or as a means of demonstration of togetherness by employees to wear on the left lapel of the suit.
Production method
Badges and pins are manufactured in different processes: as embossing, etching, fire- enamelled, in sandblasting technique, as metal embossing, offset printing or full plastic cast. The latter method of production allows for very realistic three-dimensional representation.
Materials
Pins are rarely also of gold or silver, usually made of brass, copper, iron, bronze, stainless steel, copper, aluminum, hard-enamel, PVC. The material thickness is usually between 0.8 and 1.2 mm. In the manufacture of hard-enamel the metal ( usually copper or brass) are high pressure imprinted cavities, which are then filled with fire enamel. The webs guarantee a clear color separation. Hartemaillepins be cured at 800-900 ° C and are highly resistant to scratches. Softemaillepins have raised bars; the enamel itself is recessed with them. Brass is also used as a raw material for pins, which are then printed using an offset printing process and finally coated with epoxy resin, which gives them a smooth and shiny surface.
Pressure
Pins can be printed using an offset process in four-color mode (CMYK). Here, the imprint of photos and color gradients is possible, but full color can not be used. In screen printing, full color are applied in Strich-/Vektormodus; Gradients are not possible here. Designs can also be etched by photo-etching in brass. A filling with paint is possible in this method. The embossing on the other hand the subject under very high pressure is stamped into the metal. The final effect of raised and lowered positions can also be achieved by sandblasting. Here, the raised areas - usually a logo or a logo - still refined so that a contrast between the matt background and the foreground shiny occurs. Pins can also be galvanized for finishing or silver or black nickel. In a limited number of pins can be engraved on the back also a serial number.
Attachment
To attach pins on jackets, hats or other garments or objects, are used as fastener often called butterfly closures. They come with a long pin, Schmuckbroschette, round magnet, pin and sash locking device.
Butterfly lock from behind
Long pin