The very first thing made from
Rearden Metal is a bracelet. The bracelet symbolizes the value created by
Hank Rearden's long struggle to invent
Rearden Metal. When he gives it to
Lillian Rearden as a present she says "It's fully as valuable as a piece of railroad rails." However,
Lillian fully grasps the significance of the gift - her snide remark is her way of denigrating her husband's ethos.
Later, at a party, when Lillian wears the bracelet as a joke and makes fun of it, Dagny Taggart offers to buy it from her.
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