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Old 28-08-17, 06:43 PM
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Default Guinea Pig Club

I recently learned about this exclusive club, early in WW2 the RAF treated aircrew who had severe burns. This pin sold for 586.00 UK or $944.00 Cdn.

The brainchild of Sir Archibald McIndoe CBE FRCS a New Zealand plastic surgeon.

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Old 28-08-17, 09:35 PM
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Wow...... I think somebody got hosed on that one..... Doesnt look like an oroginal to me. I have one provenanced from a Guinea Pig Club member..... Looks nothing like this one!
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