Vintage Wells State Map Charms – How Many Slogans Do You Know?
I've written about Wells State Map vintage charms before and many readers know I collect them. I haven't bought any for a while though and still have about a dozen on my wish list. I don't have them on a bracelet yet either. I collect the colorful enamel Wells vintage state charms but I know they made some that were plain silver. I like them because they have cities and symbols of what that particular state is famous for on the front, and then the state slogan or nickname on the back. Some have Wells Sterling stamped on the back and some have the Top Hat hallmark. Either way they were both sold by the Wells company in the mid 20th century. And Wells state map charms are still pretty easy to find on eBay and other online sites at reasonable prices.
A while back I did a trivia list for my charm group to see if they could figure out the nicknames each state had printed on the back. In most cases this corresponds with the state slogan the state has adopted, but sometimes it's different. Maybe some of the states have updated their state slogans since Wells made these charms. Anyway here is the trivia quiz. Answers at the bottom.
Wells State Map Charm Nicknames
Alabama __ E __ __ __ W __ __ M M __ __ State
Arizona G __ __ __ __ __ A __ __ O __ State
Arkansas Land __ __ __ __ P __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Y
California __ O __ __ E __ State
Colorado C __ __ __ __ N N __ __ __ State
Connecticut __ U __ __ __ G State
Delaware D __ __ M __ __ __ State
Florida __ U __ __ __ __ N __ State
Georgia P __ __ __ H State
Idaho __ __ M State
Illinois P __ __ R __ __ State
Indiana __ O O __ __ __ __ State
Iowa __ __ W __ __ Y __ State
Kansas S __ __ __ F __ __ __ __ State
Kentucky __ L __ __ __ R A __ __ State
Louisiana P __ __ __ C __ __ State
Maine P __ __ __ __ R __ __ State
Maryland O __ __ __ __ N E State
Massachusetts __ A __ State
Michigan __ O __ V __ __ __ N __ State
Minnesota __ O P __ __ __ State
Mississippi M __ G __ __ __ I __ State
Missouri __ __ __ W __ E_ State
New Hampshire __ R __ __ I __ __ State
New Jersey __ A __ __ E __ State
New York __ M P __ __ __ State
North Carolina __ A __ H __ __ __ State
Ohio B __ __ __ __ Y __ State
Oklahoma __ O O __ __ __ State
Pennsylvania K __ Y __ __ __ N __ State
South Carolina P __ __ M __ __ __ O State
Tennessee __ __ __ N T __ __ R State
Texas L __ __ __ S __ __ __ State
Vermont G __ __ __ __ __ O __ __ T A __ __ State
Virginia C __V__ __ __ E __ State
West Virginia __ O U __ __ __ __ N State
Washington E __ E __ __ __ __ E __ State
Wisconsin B __ __ __ __ R State
Wyoming E __ __ A __ __ __ Y State
God Bless America
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Answers:
Alabama Yellow Hammer State
Arizona Grand Canyon State
Arkansas Land of Opportunity
California Golden State
Colorado Centennial State
Connecticut Nutmeg State
Delaware Diamond State
Florida Sunshine State
Georgia Peach State
Idaho Gem State
Illinois Prarie State
Indiana Hoosier State
Iowa Hawkeye State
Kansas Sunflower State
Kentucky Blue Grass State
Louisiana Pelican State
Maine Pine Tree State
Maryland Old Line State
Massachusetts Bay State
Michigan Wolverine State
Minnesota Gopher State
Mississippi Magnolia State
Missouri Show Me State
Montana Treasure State
New Hampshire Granite State
New Jersey Garden State
New Mexico Land of Enchantment
New York Empire State
North Carolina Tarheel State
North Dakota Flickertail State
Ohio Buckeye State
Oklahoma Sooner State
Pennsylvania Keystone State
Rhode Island - Little Rhody
South Carolina Palmetto State
South Dakota - Coyote State
Tennessee Volunteer State
Texas Lone Star State
Vermont Green Mountain State
Virginia Cavalier State
West Virginia Mountain State
Washington Evergreen State
Wisconsin Badger State
Wyoming Equality State
States not on the List:
Not produced - these were not US states at the time Wells was selling these charms:
Alaska
Hawaii
States I don't have in my collection:
Nebraska Cornhusker State
Nevada Sage State
Oregon - Beaver State
Utah - Beehive State
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Wanda Fitzgerald is a Florida native and an vintage charm collector who loves to share her adventures in an e-commerce jewelry business with anyone who is interested.Subscribe
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I love these Wells state charms. I have been building a bracelet with them and have about 24 on the bracelet so far. It seems the ones from the eastern states and California are the easiest to find for some reason. My bracelet is so colorful that I really enjoy wearing it! Thanks for all of the info here, Wanda!
You’re welcome and thanks for your comment. I just won an auction for the Montana charm on eBay. I haven’t received it yet. Since I wrote this post I have put my charms on a temporary bracelet in alphabetical order. I’ll take a picture and add to the post soon, maybe after I get the Montana charm added.
I have about 19 state charms that I picked up in local gas stations along my travels. They were probably under $3 (This was in the early 80’s). Mine don’t have anything on the back for the most part, a few have a Taiwan stamp & 1 has sterling. Do you know if these are different than the Wells co you’re talking about? Some of the artwork is the same but the main color may be different. Do you know if these are still being sold & where?
The charms that are marked Taiwan may be silverplated. Wells charms either have the name or a top hat symbol on the back. I find lots of enamel state travel charms on eBay and Etsy. Thanks for your comment.