White metal FG casting ready to be made into a brooch · Carlson Fable Collection

Title: White metal FG casting ready to be made into a brooch
Description: 1980? White metal FG casting ready to be made into a brooch. 85 exemplars. 1¾" from top to bottom. $10.49 from Joseph Cairo, Johnston, RI, through Ebay, August, '00.

I thought I was bidding on one item made up of 88 parts. Imagine my surprise when a heavy box came with eighty-eight such pieces. I gather that each is waiting for a hand to paint it and for a pin to be laid across the support mounted on the back. Click on the image to see a larger version.
Date: 1980?
Source: $10.49 from Joseph Cairo, Johnston, RI, through Ebay, August, '00.
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