Vintage Maisel's Burro Charm, Sterling Silver Donkey, New Old Stock on Original Card, Route 66 Trading Post New Mexico
$38.00
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Vintage Maisel's Burro Charm, Sterling Silver Donkey, New Old Stock on Original Card, Route 66 Trading Post New Mexico
$38.00
Sale price
$38.00
Regular price
- Genuine .925 sterling silver
- Real stones with named mine origins
- Handcrafted in the American Southwest
- Free U.S. shipping on orders over $75
- Ships from Santa Fe in 2 to 3 business days
- 30-day returns, full refund
A sterling burro standing with his head down, ears back. Still on the original Maisel's card, never worn.
The 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.
- Sterling silver, marked on the original Maisel's card
- Approx. 5/8" wide x 1/2" tall, not including the jump ring
- New old stock, still attached to its original Maisel's card
- Two available
The story
Maisel'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.
Free shipping over $75. Thirty-day returns.