RARE HISTORIC SIGNED WALLY STANGLAND STERLING SILVER TURQUOISE CORAL BELT BUCKLE

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RARE 1950'S - 1960'S, WALLY STANGLAND BELT BUCKLE. MEASURES  3 1/2''  X  2 3/8"  FOR UP TO A 1 3/4'' BELT.  WEIGHS 78.4 GRAMS.  HAND SIGNED  'WALLY STANGLAND' AND "STANGLAND STONES'.  EVERYTHING ON THE TOP OF THE BUCKLE IS STERLING SILVER. THE BASE OF THE BUCKLE, OR THE BACK IS NOT STERLING.  IT HAS MEDITERRANEAN BRANCH CORAL AND A FLAWLESS CABOCHON OF GEM QUALITY STORMY MT. TURQUOISE.  YOU CAN BE SURE THIS STONE WAS THE HIGHEST GRADE. PICKED TO BE USED IN ONE OF THE FEW EXAMPLES OF WALLY'S JEWELRY MAKING. WALLY DROVE AROUND THE WEST, AFTER SERVING IN WW2, SELLING RADIO ADVERTISING AND STOPPING AT THE TRADING POSTS TO SELL VARIOUS STONES AND SHELLS FROM HIS 'STANGLAND STONES' BUSINESS (THE TRUNK OF HIS CAR), TO BE USED BY THE NATIVE JEWELRY MAKERS, AMONG MANY OTHER ENDEAVORS IN HIS STORIED LIFE.
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