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Bison and Insect

IMSA#:  PMNS-013

Estimated Date:   1883

Country of Origin:   USA

Manufacturer:   Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI

Catalog No.:    Y 265

Material:   Copper and Sterling

Markings:   Bezel marked "Y 265", "P" date mark and "Gorham Co."

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Size (Inches):    2.65 x 1.53

Reverse:   Hammered finish. (Note the red dot is a pressure sensitive label that was added in the 1970's.)

Description and Comments:  Hammered finish with applied sterling dog, bison and insect. Flat striker on bottom.

Submitted BY:    From the collection of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Gift of Carol B. and Stephen W. Brener.
 

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