Since these unique pins have only a vague resemblance to their predacessors, they are clearly not close relatives to the original flower power pins. But as a fascinated collector such as myself, I can not exclude them from the mysterious history of flower power pins. In fact they have what seems to be their own name as well as description, POP Art Flower Power Pins.
To me these pins are impressions or expressions of actual flower power pins. In other words, they suggest their predecessors. There are others that do this as well. Here are another two below.
It appears that a second mystery is created here. The fist mystery is the history of the original flower power pins. And now, these avante garde expressions of the original pins are as much of a mystery as their ancestors. Specifically, they are without designer identification, country of origin, or place of manufacture. Actually this does not come as a great surprise since their manufacture date is the 1960s as well.
But I love them and wish their was a way that I could come to possess one of these unique POP art flower pins. Some additional ones follow.
Long Stem Flower Pin available on ebay.
Although not the most expensive of these rare treasures, the tuxedo pin to the left is stunning. It is appropriately called ‘tuxedo’ because it has the glamour and sophistication of a tuxedo outfit. I would gladly accept this in my position for this category of ‘flower’ pin.
One can only wonder what merits the extraordinary price of these POP Art Flower Power pins. This brings to mind the following questions. Are they in any museums? Since they are not made of any precious metals what makes them so costly? Is it their uniqueness? I believe it is the outright outrageousness of their designs and their POP Art interpretation of a flower power pin that does it..
