{"id":58241,"date":"2025-09-12T15:17:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T19:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=58241"},"modified":"2025-09-12T15:17:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T19:17:23","slug":"leming-pins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/leming-pins\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking Sharp: CALS Grad Collects Vintage Cornell Pins (and Jewelry)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Kate Costa Leming \u201901 started amassing Big Red memorabilia in the early days of eBay\u2014and now she has her own store<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-cornell-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c00edd7e46707b1612c24aa6a1da66b8\"><em>\u201cBear Hugs\u201d celebrates heartwarming stories of Cornellians on the Hill and around the world. Have an idea? Email us at <a href=\"&#109;&#x61;il&#x74;&#111;&#58;&#99;&#x6f;&#x72;&#110;&#101;&#108;&#x6c;i&#97;&#x6e;&#x73;&#64;c&#111;&#114;&#x6e;&#x65;&#x6c;&#x6c;&#46;&#x65;&#100;&#117;\"><strong>c&#x6f;&#114;&#x6e;&#101;ll&#105;&#x61;n&#x73;&#x40;&#x63;&#x6f;rn&#x65;&#x6c;l&#x2e;&#x65;&#x64;&#x75;<\/strong><\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By <strong>Joe Wilensky<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">You\u2019ll find \u201cCornell\u201d everywhere in the dozens of vintage brooches, rings, and other jewelry that Kate Costa Leming \u201901 has collected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s in tiny font between two fine red stripes on a silver pin shaped like an oar; it\u2019s delicately set within the University insignia on a bar brooch from the 1930s; and it\u2019s spelled out in red-and-white enameled letters that dangle from a gold link bracelet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The assortment includes everything from Farm and Home Week pins from the 1920s and \u201930s to numerous incarnations of the Big Red Bear to a pin marking the University\u2019s sesquicentennial in 2014\u201315.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3356-A-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Kate Costa Leming \u201901\" class=\"wp-image-58244 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3356-A-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3356-A-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3356-A-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3356-A-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3356-A-632x790.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3356-A-316x395.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3356-A-280x350.jpg 280w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3356-A-140x175.jpg 140w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3356-A-70x87.jpg 70w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3356-A-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3356-A-200x250.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3356-A-100x125.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3356-A.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption>Sporting one of her vintage pins.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The CALS alum has built this collection of more than five dozen vintage pins and jewelry over the past 25 years\u2014although their number pales in comparison to the thousands of others she finds and sells to finance her hobby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leming\u2019s eBay shop\u2014called <a href=\"https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febay.us%2Fm%2FXI0k7l&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cjjw33%40cornell.edu%7C31372e9b39e8454840a008ddcf75cd29%7C5d7e43661b9b45cf8e79b14b27df46e1%7C0%7C0%7C638894827268050985%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=XbYlnaRRkRZX5EKwOyjpBR5CtATAYlf6D5P0euaTJvI%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PinGenius<\/a>, its slogan declares that \u201cevery pin tells a story\u201d\u2014has about 10,000 active listings at any given time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many are vintage items from other universities, as well as pins and emblems from fraternities and sororities, the military, and other companies and organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3361-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"an elaborate vintage gold brooch with the University seal at its center\" class=\"wp-image-58245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3361-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3361-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3361-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3361-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3361-A-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3361-A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3361-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3361-A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3361-A-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3361-A-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3361-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3361-A-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3361-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3361-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3361-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3361-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3361-A-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3361-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This elaborate brooch features the University seal at its center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>She finds most of her collectables\u2014Cornell-related and otherwise\u2014at antique malls and thrift stores, and searches through countless online auctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Says Leming: \u201cI love finding something and thinking, \u2018I\u2019m gonna grab it and make sure that very special pin gets into the hands of someone who is going to adore it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignwide is-style-solid-color\"><blockquote><p>She finds most of her collectables at antique malls and thrift stores, and searches through countless online auctions.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Her most profitable finds include a Penn pennant pin she found for $10 and sold for $500; a Pan Am \u201cflight meteorologist\u201d pin from the 1930s that sold for more than $2,000; and a 1910s-era Boy Scouts national commissioner pin (also a $2,000-plus sale).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She even found a silver campaign medal from the mid-1800s that Queen Victoria awarded to soldiers in the New Zealand War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Leming notes, she was diagnosed with autism and ADHD in her 40s\u2014and that may be why she has the patience and focus to spend so much time seeking out and selling her wares. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/pin_group_collected_IMG_2276-A-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"most of Kate Costa Leming's vintage Cornell pins, jewelry and memorabilia collection on a display board\" class=\"wp-image-58251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/pin_group_collected_IMG_2276-A-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/pin_group_collected_IMG_2276-A-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/pin_group_collected_IMG_2276-A-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/pin_group_collected_IMG_2276-A-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/pin_group_collected_IMG_2276-A-632x790.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/pin_group_collected_IMG_2276-A-316x395.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/pin_group_collected_IMG_2276-A-280x350.jpg 280w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/pin_group_collected_IMG_2276-A-140x175.jpg 140w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/pin_group_collected_IMG_2276-A-70x87.jpg 70w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/pin_group_collected_IMG_2276-A-400x500.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/pin_group_collected_IMG_2276-A-200x250.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/pin_group_collected_IMG_2276-A-100x125.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/pin_group_collected_IMG_2276-A.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The collection comprises buttons, pins, rings, and more.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t realize that everyone else didn\u2019t have this encyclopedic recall of brands, logos, mascots, fonts, and colors,\u201d she says. \u201cSo I\u2019m able to kind of use my powers for good\u2014to identify the pins that I know will end up being meaningful to someone, in the same way that my Cornell pins are meaningful to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A military spouse and the mother of three teenagers who lives outside Kansas City, KS, Leming traces her hobby back to the early days of eBay, when she came across enameled pins shaped like Big Red pennants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p> I love finding something and thinking, \u2018I\u2019m gonna grab it and make sure that very special pin gets into the hands of someone who is going to adore it.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was always taken with those and their artistry,\u201d she recalls. \u201cI thought they were really beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And while she has worked in various roles as a government contractor, she is finding that her hobby and eBay store have become more and more involving, and may eventually require a full-time commitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ll ever stop,\u201d she says with a laugh. \u201cIt\u2019s still a lot of fun for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Cornelliana, on a Miniature Scale<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" class=\"wp-block-rkv-carousel rkv-swiper swiper is-caption-align-left\"><div class=\"alignfull swiper-buttons\"><div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3362-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Ezra Cornell's profile within the University seal is shown on this vintage pin\" class=\"wp-image-58246\" style=\"width:639px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3362-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3362-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3362-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3362-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3362-A-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3362-A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3362-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/IMG_3362-A-152x85.jpg 152w, 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She particularly loves the gold bar brooches\u2014elegant, beautifully designed pieces, several dating to the late 1800s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI just adore these,\u201d she says. \u201cI like to think about the women who would have worn them\u2014those early female students in the 1800s\u2014and I feel very connected to them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Top: Vintage pins from Leming\u2019s collection. 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