Antique Sesquicentennial American Independence Pin with Metal Bell 1776-1926 for Sale

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Antique Sesquicentennial American Independence Pin with Metal Bell 1776-1926 For Sale

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Antique Sesquicentennial American Independence Pin with Metal Bell 1776-1926:
$175.00

1926 Sesqui-Centennial Independence Pin, Ribbon & Liberty Bell

Original and rare.

This pin says: Sesqui-Centennial, Philadelphia, 1776-1926 and under the Liberty Bell it says: 150 Years Of Independence

The copper colored bell has stamped on front: 1776 1926. Looks like these were hand stamped. The back says: 150th Anniversary Signing Of The Declaration Of Independence.

TheMetal Bellis approximately1 1/2" X 1 1/2". The pin is 1 1/4". This has the original ribbon. It is in condition as shown in pictures.

In 1926, Philadelphia hosted the Sesquicentennial International Exposition, a world’s fair, to commemorate the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Although it opened to great fanfare, the exposition failed to attract enough visitors to cover its costs. The fair organization went into receivership in 1927 and its assets were sold at sale.The idea to commemorate the signing of theDeclaration of Independenceby holding a world’s fair originated in 1916 with John Wanamaker (1838-1922), owner of Wanamaker’sdepartment storesand lone survivor of the 1876 Centennial Exposition’s Finance Committee, who called upon Philadelphia to host an industrial and commercial exposition that would fittingly mark the birth of the United States. World War I temporarily derailed planning, but in 1920, Mayor J. Hampton Moore (1864-1950) and a group of leading citizens took up the effort; they incorporated the Sesquicentennial Exhibition Association (SCEA) in 1921.

Very nice condition patriotic pin. A great collectors piece.All total measures 3 1/4" long.In very good vintage condition, the back of the pin has a little rust, the bell is slightly discolored,please view photos.Any questions please contact us on . Thank you.