Bakelite Horse Pin with Dangling Charms

NWS 6-695

~ This bakelite pin is soooo adorable, and has that quintessential 1930's, whimsical charm! President Hoover was in the White House..... the unemployment rate was at a staggering all time high: 25.2%..... "Black Tuesday" on Wall Street saw the record breaking exchange of 16,410,035 shares of stock being virtually dumped, worthless, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.... Hitler takes the highest position of political power in Germany, and officially declares the beginning of the Third Reich..... Now look at the jewelry that our women were wearing. Nothing and nobody could break the American spirit!

~ Bright red, carved bakelite horse head has a pair of boots and a horse shoe with brass studs that dangle beneath

~ His eye is a yellow glass bead with black enamel center

~ His bridle is also carved, and originally was highlighted with gold enamel, some of  which has long since been worn away with time

~ Measures 2&1/2" wide and 2 5/8" high

~ Guaranteed to be vintage bakelite

~ This brooch is famous, and is featured in just about every book on bakelite that I own

c. 1930, in excellent condition, all original, including pin mechanism

Price =  $345.00