Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Assoc. Tin Blue Bird Hanger, 1915 gerson It is made of a

It is made of a cotton warp (revealed as the red fringe at either end) and wool weft

and structurally very sound

believed to date from the mid-20th century

This miniature cast sterling silver polar bear is just an exquisite little object

Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Assoc. Tin Blue Bird Hanger, 1915 gerson It is made of aSo, this is a very special thing, which I've been pretty excited to learn about, including to find out that it is quite the rare collector's item. This terrific tin sign was issued by the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association to support a 1915 state referendum to give Massachusetts women the vote. On July 19, 1915, Suffrage Blue Bird Day, approximately 100,000 of these tin birds were pinned up around the state (I really love envisioning that giant