{"product_id":"maisels-burro-charm","title":"Vintage Maisel's Burro Charm, Sterling Silver Donkey, New Old Stock on Original Card, Route 66 Trading Post New Mexico","description":"\u003cp\u003eA sterling burro standing with his head down, ears back. Still on the original Maisel's card, never worn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe burro hauled ore out of every mine in the territory before anybody paved anything. By the time Maisel's opened he was already a souvenir, which tells you how fast the West turned into a story about itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSterling silver, marked on the original Maisel's card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApprox. 5\/8\" wide x 1\/2\" tall, not including the jump ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew old stock, still attached to its original Maisel's card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo available\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe story\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nMaisel's Indian Trading Post opened on Route 66 in downtown Albuquerque in 1939. Maurice Maisel hired John Gaw Meem, the architect who defined Pueblo Revival, and told him he was \"not content with the usual Indian thing.\" Olive Rush designed the murals across the facade, painted by young artists including Pablita Velarde, Ben Quintana, Harrison Begay, and Pop Chalee. By the 1940s Maisel's was the largest trading post on Route 66. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places. This charm came off that counter and never left its card.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFree shipping over $75. Thirty-day returns.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wildflower Artisans","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48442993443038,"sku":"WF-MAI-BURRO","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0791\/2538\/1342\/files\/maisels-burro-charm-front_2201224f-d29a-4190-bdd0-700ecd44aabf.jpg?v=1784262912","url":"https:\/\/wildflowerartisans.com\/products\/maisels-burro-charm","provider":"Wildflower Artisans","version":"1.0","type":"link"}