Profile: Lapel Pins – 1990 World Figure Skating Championships, Halifax, Canada Get ready to embark on a journey back to the 1990s! Hosted in the Canadian Maritimes city of Halifax, the 1990 World Figure Skating Championships made history in two memorable ways: for ushering in the beginning of one era while sending another one packing.… Continue reading 1990 World Figure Skating Championships Pins: First and Last.
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1981 Canadian Figure Skating Championships Pins: Maritime Time.
Profile: Lapel Pins – 1981 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Halifax, Canada Halifax is a busy seaport city in the province of Nova Scotia, way up in Atlantic Canada, that has hosted a number of major figure skating championships, including the 1981 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, the subject of this blog from The Netropolitan Museum of… Continue reading 1981 Canadian Figure Skating Championships Pins: Maritime Time.
The One With the Wonky “n.” 1983.
When it comes to pins produced to commemorate the long-running Skate Canada event, the 1983 pin is among the most interesting. Not because of complex or clever design (or even well-done design, for that matter) but simply because of the shape: a graceful oval. In a sport where event pins are often circular or rectangular, any variation in shape is a welcomed change.