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Chapter 2:
SAFETY-PIN AMERICAN FLAG, CIRCA 1970. DESIGNER UNKNOWN, USA. BRASS, GLASS BEADS. 1.4" X 1.1" (3.5CM X 2CM).

Chapter 2:
SMALL AMERICAN FLAG, CIRCA 1960. DESIGNER UNKNOWN, USA. YELLOW GOLD–PLATED BASE METAL, RHINESTONES, WIRE. 1.7" X 1.1" (4.2CM X 2.8CM).

Chapter 2:
LARGE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM TORCH, CIRCA 1940. DMW, USA. YELLOW GOLD–PLATED BASE METAL, ENAMEL. 1.7" X 3" (4.2CM X 7.5CM).

Chapter 2:
WWII RIBBON, CIRCA 1940. SILSON, USA. YELLOW GOLD–
PLATED BASE METAL, ENAMEL. 1.6" X 2.4" (4CM X 6.1CM).

Chapter 2:
STARS AND STRIPES, CIRCA 1960. CINER, USA. YELLOW GOLD–PLATED ENAMEL. 1.5" X 1.8" (3.7CM X 4.5CM).

Chapter 2:
SMALL FIGHT FOR FREEDOM TORCH, CIRCA 1940. DMW, USA. YELLOW GOLD–PLATED BASE METAL, ENAMEL. 0.7" X 1.1" (1.8CM X 2.9CM).

Chapter 2:
UNCLE SAM TOP HAT, CIRCA 1940. TRIFARI, USA. ENAMELED RHODIUM-PLATED BASE METAL, RHINESTONES. 1.5" X 1" (3.8CM X 2.5CM).

Chapter 2:
UNCLE SAM EAGLE, CIRCA 1940. TRIFARI, USA. ENAMELED RHODIUM-PLATED BASE METAL, RHINESTONES. 2.9" X 1" (7.3CM X 2.5CM).

Chapter 2:
CHINESE SHARD DRAGON, CIRCA 1997. DESIGNER UNKNOWN, CHINA. SILVER, PORCELAIN. 2.9" X 2.2" (7.4CM X 5.7CM).

Chapter 2:
COLORFUL BIRD, 1997. IRADJ MOINI, USA. YELLOW GOLD–PLATED BASE METAL, WIRE, EMERALD CABOCHON, RUBIES, AMETHYST, SIMULATED CORAL, COMPOSITE MALACHITE/AZURITE, CRYSTALS. 3.5" X 1.7" (9CM X 4.3CM).

Chapter 2:
ESM; SENATOR EDMUND S. MUSKIE, 1972. © CARTIER, FRANCE/USA. 18KT YELLOW GOLD. 0.6" X 0.6" (1.5CM X 1.5CM).

Chapter 2:
SAXOPHONE, 1993. KENNETH JAY LANE, USA. YELLOW GOLD–PLATED BASE METAL. 3.1" X 1.2" (8CM X 3CM).

Chapter 2:
SOLIDARITY, CIRCA 1981. DESIGNER UNKNOWN, POLAND. WHITE BASE METAL, ENAMEL. 0.8" X 0.4" (2.1CM X 1.1CM).