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Title: Do you know what this is?
Post by: jessefritschzy on October 21, 2008, 01:18:31 PM

My grandma just passed away and among her jewelry was this piece.  It has her initials on it and she probably wore it in the 1930's before she met my grandfather.  I wasn't quite sure what it was.  Is it a hairclip?  The tong part just looked too rough. Can anyone help?



(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/antifiag19/DSCF0213.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/antifiag19/DSCF0211.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v242/antifiag19/DSCF0212.jpg)

Title: Re: Do you know what this is?
Post by: findit on October 24, 2008, 10:02:35 AM

SOMEONE will have an answer I'm sure!

Its nicely hand carved.. the decoration is not stamped.

Looking forward to seeing what it is!

Title: Re: Do you know what this is?
Post by: cogar on October 25, 2008, 04:33:14 AM

I will guess that may have been used to clamp the ends of a head or neck scarf to keep them in place, ..... from being blown away on a windy day.  ;)

The alignment of the "initials" to the teeth of the clasp indicate it was affixed with one's right hand with a "right to left motion" to a verticle edge of a piece of clothing.

Title: Re: Do you know what this is?
Post by: jessefritschzy on October 25, 2008, 08:38:12 PM

thanks. my mom thought it might be a scarf clip.  I wish i knew for sure