Artifacts. Artifacts

This bronze VPI Corps of Cadets belt buckle (n.d.) given to Henry Wiss by Nelson Price is engraved with an eagle holding arrows and an olive branch in its talons and a banner in its beak that reads "E PLURIBUS UNUM" over its head. The eagle has a shield on its torso and stars and stripes radiate around it. There is a silver-colored laurel branch on the buckle under the eagle.

South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) 1920 Track Meet pin says "Official" on the front. A red, white, and blue ribbon hangs from the pin with a medal. The back of the medal says "Miles Field, Blacksburg, VA." The front is embossed with a man holding laurel wreaths, a Greek fret border, the letters "SAIAA", and "MCMXX".

This collection consists of two Virginia Tech belt buckles. The larger buckle is a silver belt buckle that says "VA. TECH." The back is inscribed "The Pettibone Mfg. Co. Cin'ti.O." The smaller silver belt buckle says, in small caps, "VA TECH".

This is a 1.25 inch pink pin inscribed with "V.P.I." Helmet and football pendants are attached with cords.

Please handle with care as the cord is nearly broken.

This locket is shaped like a heart. The front has a yellow-green chevron background and painted with two pink roses and green leaves. Attached under the roses is circular metal embossed with the seal of VPI and a red circle with the words "Virginia Polytechnic Institute" inside.

The gold pendant is shaped like a boxing glove with initials "VP" on the front. The V is painted maroon, and the P is painted yellow and inside the V.

The gold VPI Scorpion Club pin from Richard W. Neale ('34) has a chain connecting a small pin with "VPI" on it to another small pin with a scorpion. The scorpion pin is circular with a gold scorpion on a black background, surrounded by a gold border with three white beads equidistant from each other, and initials "R.W.N." on the back.

This VPI class pin is a shield painted half blue and half white with a bottom border of white beads and inscribed in gold "V.P.I. '03" (or possibly "V.P.I. '08"). The top border is a gold eagle holding two crossed swords.

The circular VPI seal pin has a maroon border that says "Virginia Polytechnic Institute" surrounding the VPI seal in orange and maroon.

This silver pin is circular with a small handle. It is inscribed "Virginia Polytechnic Institute" in a circular border around a ruby or other red stone. There is also a 2-inch silver chain.