1969 Gold Filled Charm Bracelet Wells Retro May Pageant slippery rock university For Sale

authentic piece of mid-century Americana vintage pageantry memorabiliaAwarded at the 41st annual May Queen Pageant held at Slippery Rock State College (now Slippery Rock University) on Monday, May 5, 1969. Hosted inside the campus\'s Miller Auditorium by legendary Pittsburgh KQV radio DJ Chuck Brinkman, the historic event was a cornerstone of the college\'s annual spring festivities. This double-link charm bracelet, featuring a custom-engraved disc by famed mid-century manufacturer Wells, Inc. (stamped \"1/20 12K GF\"), was awarded as an official prize to the pageant\'s runner-up. It stands as a beautifully preserved, wearable artifact of Pennsylvania collegiate history and late-1960s campus tradition. Wells, Inc. ceased production in the late 1970s.complete, highly desirable 1960s vintage double-link charm bracelet.* Bracelet Chain: thick, double-curb link style is a classic mid-century design.\"1/20 12K GF\" indicates that exactly 5% (1/20th) of the total weight consists of 12-karat gold bonded to a base metal like brass. Because 12K gold is only 50% pure gold, the actual pure gold weight is 2.5% of the total piece.