Vintage 1940's signed Little Nemo LN 25 Brooch colored rhinstones

Vintage signed Little Nemo LN 25 Brooch rhinstones c clasp 1 1/2 inch pin; **flaws- seed pearls missing, stone missing** The length of the pin on the brooch dates the piece. The longer the pin, the older the piece, due to thicker clothes in those days. A fabulous large pot metal brooch from the 1940's period manufactured by Brier Manufacturing, Rhode Island, USA. The company was founded in 1913 and was in business until 1978. Their marketing name Little Nemo was chosen from a popular comic strip in the New York Herald which ran from 1905 until 1926. Their pot metal range produced in the 1940's was meant as a way of competing with the wonderful costume jewellery produced in Czechoslovakia. A great quality vintage piece, in good condition, a few flaws, with a roll over 'C" clasp to the back. Little Nemo signature to the back. It is a silver coloured pot metal with sparkling colored rhinestones. Measures 2.5 x 1.5 inches.