Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Assoc. Tin Blue Bird Hanger, 1915 gerson This miniature cast sterling silver

This miniature cast sterling silver polar bear is just an exquisite little object

and structurally very sound

believed to date from the mid-20th century

it's just a beautiful thing

Really a sweet little piece

Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Assoc. Tin Blue Bird Hanger, 1915 gerson This miniature cast sterling silverSo, this is a very special thing, which I've been pretty excited to learn about, including to find out that it is quite the rare collector's item. This terrific tin sign was issued by the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association to support a 1915 state referendum to give Massachusetts women the vote. On July 19, 1915, Suffrage Blue Bird Day, approximately 100,000 of these tin birds were pinned up around the state (I really love envisioning that giant