Unique Trophy Vase Awarded to Miss Massachusetts, 1922...The Earliest Year of the Pageant

Unique trophy vase awarded to Miss Massachusetts, 192During the early years, before the official state pageant was created, women from differing regions in the state would compete. In 1922, there were three, a Miss New Bedford, Miss Boston, and Miss Fall River. The vase is silver plated white metal and features intricate gorgeous detailed engravings of landscapes, windmills, city streets, and the sea, the details carry down the entire vase, the underside is numbered 5610, stamped with a windmill maker mark, and is engraved with "Miss Massachusetts 1922" and is made by K (?).S. Co.

Circa 1922.

Approximately 15" tall x 6" in diameter at top; 6" diameter at base.

Engraved, silvered, white metal.

None.

"Miss Massachusetts 1922" "SILVERED" windmill maker mark, "K(?)S Co.", and numbered "5610"

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7+ (Very Fine+): The vase shows minor to moderate wear, much of the plating details remain intact.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.