Vintage Maisel's Canoe Charm, Sterling Silver, New Old Stock on Original Card, Route 66 Trading Post New Mexico

A slim sterling canoe, hollow through the middle, with the hull decorated along the side. Still on the original Maisel's card, never worn.

One of the quieter pieces in the drawer and one of the smallest. It reads as a boat before it reads as a souvenir, which is probably why it survived unworn.

• Sterling silver, marked on the original Maisel's card
• Approx. 3/4" tall x 1/4" wide, not including the jump ring
• New old stock, still attached to its original Maisel's card
• One 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.

One available. Free shipping over $75. Thirty-day returns.