{"product_id":"maisels-leaping-elk-charm","title":"Vintage Maisel's Leaping Elk Charm, Sterling Silver, New Old Stock on Original Card, Route 66 Trading Post New Mexico","description":"\u003cp\u003eA sterling elk mid-leap, antlers swept back along the spine, front legs tucked. Still on the original Maisel's card, never worn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNorthern New Mexico is elk country. This one came off a counter on Route 66, sold to people who had just driven through it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSterling silver, marked on the original Maisel's card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApprox. 3\/4\" 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\u003eThree 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\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWearing it\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nMaisel's cut two elk molds, this one and a smaller standing elk. Two poses, one trading post. Any three Maisel's charms, 15% off.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFree shipping over $75. Thirty-day returns.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wildflower Artisans","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48442992427230,"sku":"WF-MAI-ELK-LP","price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0791\/2538\/1342\/files\/maisels-leaping-elk-charm-front_765f5bd6-8af0-4115-a401-247244d4bcc2.jpg?v=1784264644","url":"https:\/\/wildflowerartisans.com\/products\/maisels-leaping-elk-charm","provider":"Wildflower Artisans","version":"1.0","type":"link"}