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Vintage sterling silver souvenir charm featuring an openwork astronaut surrounded by the words “KENNEDY SPACE CENTER FLORIDA.”
The reverse is stamped “STERLING” and also bears a small maker\'s/device mark above the sterling stamp.
Historical evidence: Future Enterprises documented selling sterling “Large Astronaut” charms and pendants “Direct from the Space Center” by March 1970.
A nice vintage piece of Florida space-program memorabilia that crosses several collecting categories: sterling silver charms, Kennedy Space Center souvenirs, astronaut/space exploration memorabilia, and vintage travel souvenirs.
Details:
- Kennedy Space Center, Florida
- Believed to date to the Apollo-era / circa 1970s.
- Astronaut design
- Sterling silver
- Marked STERLING on reverse
- Approx. diameter: 0.777\" / 19.7 mm
- Weight: 2.42 grams, including jump ring
- Openwork construction
- Pendant/charm only; no chain included
The charm is pre-owned and shows normal vintage surface wear and patina. Please use the photographs as part of the condition description.
