11-22-2014 01:02 PM
Hello everyone!
I came across this interesting butterfly brooch. If you pull on the ball with the chain attached, a long stick pin is revealed. Any ideas what this would be for? Does it have a special name? I can't find anything similar, but I'm not exactly sure what I'm looking for.
Any help is always GREATLY appreciated!
Thanks, Garyn
11-22-2014 01:54 PM
I don't know the exact name of the clasp, it almost looks like a Trombone clasp, which was used in Victorian age 1860-1900.
If the back is sautered, then it is Victorian.
If it's glued, then it is more modern.
11-22-2014 03:47 PM
There is a pin back on it besides the stick pin that comes out.
Here is a pic of the back....
11-22-2014 03:56 PM
11-22-2014 06:19 PM
I think the pin with chain is just extra decoration' both pins' pinned to the material . I remember seeing something close in an old picture (1930s) big scarf around the neck with the pin in front of the knot, also saw one on a jacket lapel. Brooch with stick pin?