Rare Large 1988 Seoul Cut-Out Olympic Games Mark Pin

Description: Rare Large Cut-Out Olympic Games Mark Pin from the 1988 Summer Olympic Games held in Seoul, Korea. Authentic cloisonné type. Double standard clasp fasteners. About 2" high and 1 1/2" wide. New old stock. Great trader for all future Olympic Games. 1988 Seoul-Although the drug disqualification of sprinter Ben Johnson was the biggest story of the 1988 Olympics, the Seoul Games were highlighted by numerous exceptional performances. Christa Luding-Rothenburger, who was also a speed skater, earned a silver medal in cycling to become the only person in history to win Winter and Summer medals in the same year. Steffi Graf concluded her Grand Slam tennis season by winning Olympic gold. Greg Louganis repeated victories in both diving events. Florence Griffith-Joyner dominated the sprints. For the first time, all the medalists in dressage were women. Cloisonné pins require a complex process. The first of this type can be traced back centuries to China. The base metals used are copper and brass. Copper is the most common base metal. Color is provided by mixing powdered glass with purified water. The resulting paste is applied to small wells (cloisons) one or two colors at a time. The pins are then baked at an intense temperature. As one or two different colors are added with thin bamboo pens, they are fired again. The process is repeated until all the colors have been added. The finished pins are sanded until the surface is smooth. The colors are somewhat limited in cloisonné pins. There are about 110 which are widely used. If you want to order multiple items, please let me invoice before you pay so that your payment will be correct. Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter

Price: 29.95 USD

Location: Abbeville, Georgia

End Time: 2024-09-08T02:09:22.000Z

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