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set of pins and gold | Costume Jewelry844 of 1839 |  |  |
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A set found here Don't know what the pink stones are at the bottom Earrings, YMCA 1932, cole express Taxi company.Gar pin , theblack square stone in gold frame has a beautiful inscribed head inside. All are sterling or 10k
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Costume Jewelry Pins and BroochesA costume jewelry pin or brooch can say a lot about a woman. If she's weari…
Are these 2 middle one earrings?
Nice of you Jason BTW I posted a stickpin of hers which is a GAR stick pin, do you see it. On the back says 1910 Atlantic City Sept 1924 Thanks
My Wife and her great grandmother which owned both pins are DAR Members. This women from 1850-1917 got this pin from the Washington group of DAR, she was the president of DAR in New England alter in her live we have a Gavel ribbon with a letter saying this ribbon came from your Gavel she would in meeting's. DAR family was in Lexington in the day of the fighting, he died that day Perley Putnam
Seven young men from Danvers were killed by musket balls, bayonets and swords which violently pierced their bodies on April 19, 1775 in their attempt to keep their freedoms. Danvers Alarm here a movie make a few years ago.