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Palmer Cox Brownie Characters

IMSA#:  PMSE-047

Estimated Date:   1890

Country of Origin:   USA

Manufacturer:   Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI

Catalog No.:    1085

Material:   Sterling and Enamel

Markings:   Bezel marked "Sterling", "1085", and Gorham mark

Patent/Design No.:   No

Patent/Design Date:   No

Size (Inches):    2.35 x 1.49

Reverse:   Blank

Description and Comments:   Enameled with two Palmer Cox Brownie figures holding fishing rods. Concave and ribbed striker on bottom.

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

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