Cuff, Fred Harvey Railroad Era, Turquoise, Arrowhead Graphic, Maisels Trading Post, Vintage ‘40s, 4381

A FUN FRED HARVEY FIND!

This vintage creation is a sterling silver cuff bracelet of the Fred Harvey Railroad Era. The cuff is a substantial, scalloped split-bar silver band. A simple stamped design accents the various sterling silver details, including the two silver arrowheads and a centered round turquoise stone. A striking silhouette with beautiful details - definitely a statement piece that is unforgettable and worth the investment.

Maisel’s Indian Trading Post (Manufacturer; shop). The company was launched in 1923 by Maurice Maisel in Albuquerque, NM. Maisel’s was producing silver by the late 1920s and, having added labor-saving dies and drop press machinery in the production line, grew quickly in size to employ several hundred Native Americans creating jewelry and other crafts for sale to tourists on Rt. 66. Perhaps the first Maisel’s that included machine-made silver for sale was the one published in the late 1920s. The company likely made jewelry retailed by Silver Arrow and Silver Products.

Over the years, at least three stores operated in various Albuquerque locations. The operation closed in the 1960s upon the death of Maurice Maisel, but reopened in the 1980s as Skip Maisel’s, named after Maisel’s grandson, Skip. Maisel’s began marking its silver production with a stamp after WWII. The company closed in 2019. 

Mark: MAISEL'S ALBUQUERQUE (encircling STERLING); a kachina image bearing a © symbol, and STERLING (on small items); MAISEL'S STERLING (ina an oval, enclosing two arrowheads); kachina log and MAISEL’S Indian Trading Post Albuquerque New Mexico; MAISEL’S STERLING. (info taken from Billie Hougart’s Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 4th Edition)

• hallmarks: MAISELS STERLING
  
• affiliation: Fred Harvey Railroad Era
• materials: sterling silver, turquoise
• measurements: 5" inside, 1" gap, 3/4" across
• weight: 13 grams
• nice vintage condition
• stone is secure in its setting
• natural inclusions to stones
• abrasions and surface wear commensurate with age
• silver has a nice patina with oxidation
• slightly out of round
• wear from use
• style: JB4381