Silvertone Simplon Alpine Pin

This cute pin features a Tyrolean hiking hat attached to a pick with a dangling pair of hiking boots.  The banner on the hat reads "Simplon," a famous pass located between the Pennine Alps and Lepontine Alps, both located in Switzerland which leads to Italy.  I have seen this type of pin before, but was shocked at what little information there was available online about it.  I thought there would be a website devoted to collectors of this type of tourist jewelry.  If anyone happens to know about such a website, please let me know.

Feel free to contact me if you are interested in purchasing this piece.  Questions, comments, and additional information are always appreciated.  My online shop on www.rubylane.com is coming soon.

Thank you to the following website(s) for the historical content of this blog post:

Wikipedia. Retrieved 5/12/2011 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplon_Pass