Nursing Pins

Vintage Nursing School Pins and Nursing Related Collectables
Exclusively on Ruby Lane. Member since February 2005 View Profile

Return Policy: (NO SALE IS FINAL) ANY item may be returned ANYTIME for a full refund.

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$45 USD
Ithaca School of Practical Nursing Early Graduation Pin

$40 USD
The Hahnemann Hospital School of Nursing...Class of ..

$30 USD
St. John's Hospital School of Nursing Graduation ..

$25 USD
American Red Cross First Aid Textbook 1945

$60 USD
REDUCED Sid Asher-Brenner Nurse Photograph 1954

$12 USD
United Methodist Home - Lewisburg

$40 USD
Lankenau Hospital Training School for Nurses...Yearbook..

$40 USD
St. Mary's Hospital (Kansas City) School of Nursing ..

$25 USD
Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing ..

$35 USD
Springfield City Hospital Women's Auxiliary Pin

$30 USD
Lenox Hill Hospital School of Nursing Yearbook 1942

$35 USD
St Luke's Hospital School of Nursing Yearbook 1944

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I will respond to all e-mail within 24hrs. All items are sold with 100% refund if not delighted or the item is not what you expected. All items will be bought back at the original price anytime in the future. Free shipping on ALL items. I work nights (I.C.U.) but if you need to talk to me by phone...please call any time during the day 504-393-2056.

About Us
This shop is dedicated to the beautiful nursing school pins and the nurses who worked so hard to earn them.

Looking for new owners for these once cherished, beautiful and hard earned graduation pins. Each one represents years of hard work and dedication to nursing. As time passes each one is harder to find and I enjoy helping to keep the history of nursing alive with these beautiful pins and nursing related items. If you ever decide to get rid of a pin bought from me, I will purchase the pin back for the same price paid for it. If you can't find something you would like to purchase I hope you enjoy coming here from time to time and looking at the things I have. THANKS to all of my customers and now friends I've met here.....FREE shipping on ALL items and ANY item may be returned ANYTIME for a full refund.

Vernon Dutton,R.N.

The Nursing Pin: Symbol of 1,000 Years of Service

Mary W. Rode11Associate Professor of Nursing, University of Evansville, Evansville, IN.1Associate Professor of Nursing, University of Evansville, Evansville, IN.


The nursing pin is a 1,000-year old symbol of service to others. The earliest ancestor of the pin dates back to the Maltese Cross, adopted by crusaders and worn on their habits as a symbol of service to Christianity. Over the centuries, variations of the crusader's symbol were gradually modified and became family coats of arms, often symbolizing service to a ruler. By the Renaissance, guilds had adopted coats of arms symbolizing masterful service to the community. The most recent ancestor of the pin is the hospital badge of 100 years ago. It was given by the hospital school of nursing to the students to identify them as nurses who were educated to serve the health needs of society. This symbol of service involves many professional rights and responsibilities.