09-29-2014 11:09 AM
It's a combination of cold paint and what looks like hand painting. The locket is a birdhouse, with a pin in an odd spot on the back. Wear it as a brooch and it's upside-down. The pinback is probably meant to keep it from swinging around. I added the chain, so that's no help. The mark at the top looks like a place a maker's badge was supposed to go, but it was never soldered on.
09-29-2014 11:47 AM
Pretty 🙂
I think a dangle hangs from where you have the chain attached.
Also the picture of the back, the cross brace on the left side seems to have shadows that could be writing, maybe a Maker's Mark.
09-29-2014 11:55 AM
I agree that rather than a chain to make it into a necklace, I think a dangle hang from where you have the chain. Maybe even a little bird charm. I think I have seen something similar done by Coro. You might want to check out the Coro site.
09-29-2014 11:59 AM - edited 09-29-2014 12:04 PM
09-29-2014 12:06 PM - edited 09-29-2014 12:07 PM
Worthpoint completed ebay Listing:
http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/wow-1941-coro-birdhouse-scissor-tail-bird-brooch
09-29-2014 03:25 PM
Pretty piece and has been worked on. The pin (useles place I agree). has been soft soldered on at a later stage, the darkening of the metal tells tales. It didn't work so it is being disposed of.
This original item at the manufactures stage looks as though it has been used for more than one jewellery design. Most commonly seen as a watch I would think. The addition across the centre is not for strength but to fix the next design choice a place to attach the the new centre. The centre loop or ring looks as though it could have had a rivit attachment as part of a design as well. Or as my husband has said, the clock face may have had moving hands.You will see the shadows at the cross bar of the centre where there may be slight indentations. This is where the original catch and hinge attachments for a brooch has been at one time. Yes it may have also been sold in one of it's design life as a pendant.
When a number of items cast it has then had the different design choices made. As each choice the obsolete items have been roughly removed . (could even have been sone at the wax stage by the rough scratched places).The finished item then nickel plated. This design has seen many lives, so check other ideas it may have been used for. You may then find a maker.
Hope I have helped. Charm.
09-29-2014 08:30 PM