RARE 1880 Tulsa Hotel Hatpin 10" long Antique vintage ladies Hair accessory with history

This great old advertising Hatpin measures 10" long. I have a few great old haptins from an estate that I am putting up for sale this week so keep an eye out for my other pins.. Some are extraordinary.   In 1882, the railroad ( see railroad tracks on the pin) was on the way from Vinita across the Verdigris to the Arkansas River.  Chauncey A. Owen, followed the railroad grading work, hauling a large tent which he used as a boarding establishment. With beef and produce from his farm, he supplied hundreds of rail workers, including James Monroe Hall and his brother, Harry C. Hall. James was in charge of the railroad contracting company and Harry was one of the contracting suppliers. Although the Hall brothers are considered to be the founders of modern Tulsa, Chauncey Owen was already in the boardinghouse business at the nearby riverbank. After pitching the company store tent near the future terminal site on a summer evening in 1882, the Halls made their way to Owen’s tent to sample his wife’s home cooking. Owen immediately moved his tent boardinghouse near the new terminal location, and soon after began to build the first hotel in Tulsa. The six-room wood frame building was also Tulsa’s first two-story building. Appropriately named the Tulsa Hotel, it began business in the winter of 1882. The hotel was managed by Owen until 1890 when it was leased and renamed the St. Elmo. Following the discovery of oil in the summer of 1901 at Red Fork, Tulsa began to rapidly grow and prosper  ( see the oil well on the pin). I would guess that the cornucopia on the pin represented the settlers and the Indians coming together.To help date this pin, you can see that the hotel was renamed ST Elmo in the late 1800's. This pin has the original hotels name on it.    The bottom of the pin reads Hospitality comfort exellent cruisine. It was made by Batian Bros in ROchester NY.Bastian Company was founded in 1895 and was incorporated as Bastian Brothers Company initially operating as a jewelry store. Shortly after it’s founding, Bastian Brothers became one of the first firms in Rochester, New York to become a Union Shop and continues today to be a totally unionized firm. Within a short period of time, the firm became known for its custom recognition and award products and underwent a rapid expansion. Soon after moving into a larger facility, Bastian expanded its sales and marketing efforts to eventually cover the entire United States and today has numerous customers located outside the United States.     VintageSparkles offers Layaway on all our pieces regardless of which site it comes from.. Please remember that vintage & antique items are not mint, nor are they perfect but they sure are full of old history and charm. Please use photos to make your decisions and read our policies prior to buying so you can have an excellent experience with us.    Please use this number when ordering ga000525. .   If you want to see more of these pretties this is the link to my etsy store. http://www.vintagesparkles.etsy.com/ or visit our gallery on pinterest where you can see all our pieces at once  http://pinterest.com/etsyvsparkles/sparkles-in-my-etsy-store/ Or email us at therealvintagesparkles@gmail.com