Navajo Sterling Silver Thunderbird - Eagle Pin - "Fred Harvey" Style

ca. 1920s

1.625" H x 3.625" W

Hand Crafted from Sterling Silver with a Stamped Design on an Eagle Form

In Very Good Condition

Handsome craftmanship with the fluted button dye used in the repousse work in center. Wonderful details. 

The Navajo Sterling Silver Eagle Pin associated with Fred Harvey is a style of vintage Native American jewelry from the Fred Harvey era (roughly 1900s–1950s). This period ties to the Fred Harvey Company, which operated restaurants, hotels, and gift shops along the Santa Fe Railroad (and later Route 66), selling affordable "tourist" or souvenir jewelry to travelers in the American Southwest.

These pieces were lightweight, often machine-stamped or die-cut from sterling silver sheet (contrasting heavier, hand-hammered traditional Navajo ingot silver jewelry), and featured popular motifs like eagles, thunderbirds, arrows, crosses, or geometric designs.

Provenance:  From the Len and Toni Wood Private Collection, Laguna Beach, California