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PMAF-013 Mermaid and Sailor
 

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IMSA #: PMAF-013

Estimated Date: c.1895

Country of Origin: USA

Manufacturer: R. Wallace &Sons, Wallingford, CT.

Catalog No.: 417

Material: Sterling with an interior gold wash

Markings: Bezel stamped "Sterling", Wallace maker's mark and "417".

Patent/Design No.: No

Patent/Design Date: No

Size (Inches): 2 1/2 x 1 5/8

Reverse: See Photo

Description and Comments: Unusual "arrowhead" shaped with an embossed design of a mermaid and sailor on one side. Striker on bottom edge.

Submitted by: NA
 



 
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