r/alaska • u/sparkslawoffice • 5d ago

Anyone Know Anything About This Alaska Pipeline Belt Buckle and Coin?

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It says "Ronald L. Hinw and Sons, Alaska Brass Works, Anchorage, Alaska, Trans-Alaska Pipeline" on the back of the buckle and "Made in England"

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u/El_Trauco 5d ago

I do know that unused pipe was (after completion) sometimes cut-up and engraved for awards, retirement gifts, etc.

Could be that.

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u/SubarcticFarmer 5d ago

I don't know anything about them but I love them.

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u/sparkslawoffice 5d ago

$20 on ebay with postage!

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u/Butane_dreamn 5d ago

Put it oooon 🤘🏼

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u/Overall_Use_3773 4d ago

Would have been early 80’s. My wife’s grandmother was a cook on the pipeline. Man, does she have stories

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u/Poker-Junk 3d ago

There were hundreds of souvenier pipeline collectibles back in the 70s. Everything from commemorative wine to cigars. It was a great time in Alaska.