What Is A Soft Enamel Cloisonné Style Lapel Pin?

You know some of the biggest idiots in the world create some of the most ingenious ways of misleading and duping the public. This is a classic case of deception that P.T. Barnum himself would love. Here is the lowdown-

Cloisonné Epola Lapel Pins-

Basically a copper and bronze metal is used to create a mold, and is then used to strike a die from a copper/bronze type of surface. The lapel pin die is then imprinted into the metal to create each individual pin. All of the solid colors are then hand-filled with a powdered glass-like mixture. Colors are fired one at a time at 1,400 F for two to five minutes. The colors have to be done one at a time to avoid any bleeding between them. They are then polished and plated. Viola! Cloisonné Epola lapel pins.

The end result is the most expensive pin to both PRODUCE and to BUY.

In steps an unscrupulous, and fiendish, method of making more money and hoping to cause confusion to an uneducated public. The Soft Enamel Cloisonné style of lapel pin. Sounds the same as the Cloisonné right? WRONG! It cost a lot less to produce due to the fact that the pin base is Iron not Copper. A clear epoxy dome is then placed over the pin to make it appear as a glass surface, it turns a wonderful shade of yellow and cracks over time. What a nice surprise!

We choose NOT to employ this practice here at the PinFanatic, and go out of our way to educate and enlighten our wonderful customers. If you are looking for misinformation and deception, well, you’re in the wrong place. Barnum and Baileys circus never stops here, and never will.

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