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Lucinda Yates and her lacquer brooches

Vintage brooch Marshmallow house Lucinda PhotoRoom
Vintage brooch Marshmallow house Lucinda Yates.

Lucinda Yates was born in America.

Her youth, lack of care and control from her mother brought her to California. Love, early marriage, pregnancy, no job, nowhere to live, Lucinda comes up with the idea of ​​selling Native American-style beaded jewelry.

From production waste, plastic remnants, which were cut into geometric shapes: squares, rectangles, triangles, Lucinda began to create her famous houses.

Vintage brooch. House Pins collection. Lacquered plastic. The brooch is marked with a sticker saying HOUSE PINS® by Lucinda 1980 90s USA. PhotoRoom
Vintage brooch. House Pins collection. Lacquered plastic. The brooch is marked with a sticker saying HOUSE PINS® by Lucinda 1980 90s USA. 

The first few brooches houses were taken by one of the homeless shelters for 6 apiece, one of the “houses” was bought by a realtor, who later called and ordered 100 pieces. “Houses” began to disperse throughout America.

Citizens of America began to help the homeless by buying brooches houses in charitable organizations.

Houses under the trademark Lucinda are sold in England, Canada, Germany, Spain, Mexico, Australia, Hawaii, Jamaica, Iceland.

Brooch depicting two houses and the moon 1890. PhotoRoom
Brooch depicting two houses and the moon 1890. 

Lucinda employs 10 people and has over 8,000 charities commissioning jewelry.

Brooch house 1890. PhotoRoom
Brooch house 1890. 
Lacquer brooch 1980 USA. PhotoRoom
Lacquer brooch 1980 USA. 
Lacquered plastic 1980 90s USA. PhotoRoom
Lacquered plastic 1980 90s USA.
House Pins collection. Lacquered plastic. The brooch is marked with a sticker saying HOUSE PINS® by Lucinda 1980 90s USA. PhotoRoom
House Pins collection. Lacquered plastic. The brooch is marked with a sticker saying HOUSE PINS® by Lucinda 1980 90s USA.