This brooch is an oval enamel pin depicting the Governor John Winthrop Mill to commemmorate the National Association of Cotton Manufactures 1912 meeting. It closes with a hinged pin and hook on reverse.
pins (jewelry)
Brooch
Front: "THE NAT'L ASS'N OF COTTON NFRS / GRISWOLD MEETING / No 93 / SEPT 9-11, 1912 / GOVERNOR JOHN WINTHROP MILL / NEW LONDON / CONN. / 1650"
Reverse: "O'HARA DIAL CO. / WALTHAM MASS" (Painted & Stamped)
1617
O'Hara Dial Co. (Manufacturer)
Waltham, MA
1 x 3/4 x 1/4 (HxWxD) (inches)
1914.95
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