Painted Celluloid Dutch Windmill Brooch. Windmills are entwined with the history and identity of the Netherlands. The Dutch built windmills, but windmills built the country.
This 2 5/8" tall vintage celluloid windmill brooch is a pearlescent ivory. The windmill blades are painted a cerulean blue. The metal closure is of the period. Very good condition.
In Front Row at the White House by Helen Thomas, a book by the long-time political reporter, she writes...
"...the centrifugal force of our departure from the president's room had spun the poor C.A.B. (public relations) man like a celluloid windmill in a strong wind. Mr. Roosevelt was pop-eyed with amazement when the crowd cleared. Flat on the floor in front of the gadget-littered presidential desk was a figure looking all the world like a corpse." Celluloid windmills were a common five-and-dime store Depression Era novelty. Shipping/Insurance is free in the USA! DH209-07 - $53
