Souvenir games pins

[gu3]

I have seen souvenir highland games pins worn on Glengarry caps. Any thoughts on that or on other ways to display one's collection?

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

My neighbour has all of his pins displayed in a shadow box hanging above the toilet in the downstairs loo.

[Livingston]

Before I had my XMarks cap badge that is what I did with one of my Long's Peak Games pins. Didn't look exactly right but it filled in the spot on the cap. Another thing you could do is use a few of them as kilt pins since they don't weigh much.

[macwilkin]

I have seen souvenir highland games pins worn on Glengarry caps. Any thoughts on that or on other ways to display one's collection?

I prefer displaying my collection of Tartan Day Buttons in a Riker Mount.

Todd

[Chas]

I have seen souvenir highland games pins worn on Glengarry caps. Any thoughts on that or on other ways to display one's collection?

This is a new one on me - I didn't know that these things existed. I suppose it is the organisers that sell them as an extension of the fund raising?

Regards

Chas

[Jack Daw]

Put 'em in a shadowbox. I don't pin them on hats or clothing.

[gu3]

Before I had my XMarks cap badge that is what I did with one of my Long's Peak Games pins. Didn't look exactly right but it filled in the spot on the cap. Another thing you could do is use a few of them as kilt pins since they don't weigh much.

Apologies. I meant in addition to one's cap badge. On the gentleman I have in mind, he wore his badge in the usual spot and the pins were to the right (or, if you prefer, the rear) of the cap badge.

I'm having a difficult time locating a photo image that will demonstrate what I mean, so I guess this practice is unique to this gentleman. Other replies confirm this.

[macwilkin]

Apologies. I meant in addition to one's cap badge. On the gentleman I have in mind, he wore his badge in the usual spot and the pins were to the right (or, if you prefer, the rear) of the cap badge.

I'm having a difficult time locating a photo image that will demonstrate what I mean, so I guess this practice is unique to this gentleman. Other replies confirm this.

I've seen what you are describing before; personally, I feel the old "rule" about only one lapel badge per jacket applies to bonnets/glengarries as well -- the cap badge is all you need, INMHO. Others may disagree and free to, of course.

Todd

[Paul]

People also tend to place them on their jacket in various places. Bikers would place them on their leather or denim waistcoat and punks place them everywhere possibe!

[piperdbh]

I wear mine on my Balmoral (I leave my Glengarry in the closet). There are currently 6 Games pins on it: the past 4 years from Grandfather, and this year's Loch Norman and Gatlinburg Games. At Loch Norman this year I saw a man in his late 60s-early 70s whose Balmoral was nearly covered with souvenir pins. I also have a Henschel hat (mesh crown) that's almost full of pins from various places I've been, but I don't wear it to games.

I'd rather see a hat full of pins than some other things I've seen at games.