Late Victorian Beaded Grape Auto Vase religious The front of the pin

The front of the pin is almost picture perfect with just the tiniest bit of damage to the enamel heart

Measurements: 1" x 7/8" x 1/4"

sometimes with cute little accompanying rhymes (like the one above)

written completely through dictation as Milton had lost his vision in 1652

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Late Victorian Beaded Grape Auto Vase religious The front of the pinBefore the advent of automotive air conditioning, traveling by car on a hot summer day was anything but pleasant. The noxious aroma of engine oil blending with pungent smell of body odor permeated the sweltering heat. For those transporting the dead in a hearse, the odor could be even worse. Fortunately, in 1895, a solution of sorts came about with the invention of the auto vase. Its name coined by American industrialist and business magnate Henry