Old Pawn Navajo Pin Brooch Natural Turquoise Stone Silver Applique 2

  
This stunning Old Pawn Navajo pin / brooch has been set with a gorgeous natural turquoise stone. The setting has intricate wire applique. The pin measures 2" across by 1 1/2" tall. The clasp works easily and securely. The pin weighs 18.5 grams and is in great vintage condition. Most of these pawn shops and trading posts are now closed. The Native American would pawn his jewelry for immediate cash. The shop would hold it and charge interest until he could reclaim it. Dead pawn are the pieces that were never retrieved.

Old Pawn Jewelry typically dates from the early 1900s to the 1970s. Most of the early pieces are not signed because it wasn't the Native American tradition to sign the pieces they crafted. Also, the turquoise in old pawn is turquoise that you can't get anymore because many of the mines have closed. And, the red and orange coral is rare because of the coral bleaching which is happening today.

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