Commercial card with 6 Morris and Yeomans hat pins.
6 Hat pins on Morris and Yeomans card. “Every pin of warranted steel,” 9” shaft with white ball heads. In its original packaging, gold background with a picture of pink flowers. Morris and Yeomans, England, “Made at our own Factory,” print in red, black, yellow and blue. Back of package shows pictures of 3 women wearing elegant hats. DATE: Turn of century through early 1900s.
Commercial Hat Pins, Fair Handy Hat Fasteners
Fair Handy Hat Fasteners in original box. Fasteners are black, 4-1/2” long and shaped like a hairpin with a clasp similar to a safety pin. Both the box and card holding the fasteners are white and have the same art work, a photograph of a woman in a red coat holding a hat to show how they are attached. 25c Pair. Detailed directions on back include “Made of best brass, will not rust or corrode, Pat’d April 25,1905.” DATED: Early 1900s.
Commercial Hat Pins, Holdtite Hat Holders
Holdtite Hat Holders, 2 brown elastic bands on original 4” x 5” card, drawing of a woman wearing a band. Yellow background with white and black. Says, “Always hold hat in Place,” Chic Innovations, N.Y.C., sticker on back says, “The Home Store, Dayton, Ohio, 5c.’
Elastic Hat Holders, 2 black elastic bands on original 3” x 4” card with a drawing of a woman wearing a hat band. White background with black print. Made in U.S.A. Patent No. 2,081,683.
DATE: Early 1900s
Glass tube Hat Pin Holder covered with gathered pink satin
Glass tube Hat Pin Holder covered with gathered pink satin and teal and pink fabric flowers along the bottom and top. Ribbon is attached to each side with a small bow for hanging. Hand stitched. On small piece of paper inside glass tube is written: From Florence & Kimber, Xmas 1913. DATED: 1913.
Hat Pin Holder, white porcelain
White porcelain Hat Pin Holder 6” H, decorated with pink flowers and green leaves along the top and bottom edges. The center opening is gold with 6 small round holes. The base has a 3” diameter, the top edge 1-1/2.” Bottom is stamped, “MZ Austria” and “Marshall Field and Company, Chicago.”
Hat Pin with large egg shaped bakelite head
Large egg shaped bakelite head, brown along the top and reddish orange at the center. The 1-3/4” filigree brass holder has a green bakelite insert that holds the egg. A 1/2” tremblor (metal springs creating movement of the head) connects the shaft to the brass head. Shaft is capped. DATE: 1900s to 1920.
Hat Pin, bakelite red “top hat” head
Bakelite red top hat head covered with tiny silver rhinestones. Hat 3/4” high. 7” brass shaft. DATE: Late 30s and early 40s.
Hat Pin, bone 3″ head
Bone head 3” long, shape resembles a fang, with a 13” shaft. In 1909 a bill was introduced in the Arkansas legislature limiting the length of hat pins to 9 inches because they were considered deadly weapons. DATE: Late 19th century and into early 20th Century
Hat Pin, brass head in relief of a lady’s face
Brass head in relief of a lady’s face surrounded by her wavy hair and flowers, 1-3/4” across, in art nouveau style, w/a 9” shaft. DATE: Early 1900s.
Hat Pin, brown glass head in the shape of a leaf
2-1/2” Brown glass head in the shape of a leaf. Brown has metallic gold in it creating a glittering effect, there are also areas where the clear glass is transparent. 6-1/2” brass shaft with cap.
Hat Pin, head an ornate filigree brass cone
Head of pin an ornate filigree brass cone holding a bunch of berries. 7” shaft. DATE: Last half of 19th century.
Hat Pin, triangular brass head , tremblor
Triangular brass head with 1/2” sides and rose colored glass inserts and 4 round white glass beads. 6” shaft and 1” tremblor, (metal springs connecting shaft to head creating movement of head). DATE: 1890 to 1915.
Hat Pins (2) with glass heads and 7-1/2 shaft
2 Pins with glass heads and 7-1/2” shaft. DATE: Art nouveau, Turn of century.
a. Cone shaped brass head, 2-1/2” holds a 5 sided geometric shaped piece of frosted glass with 5 small pieces of blue glass going vertically down the center.
b. Cone shaped brass head with 2 large brass leaves holding a 2” piece of frosted glass engraved with a picture of Cupid holding his bow while attempting to recover his arrow from Circe who is holding it above his head.
Hat Pins (4) Art nouveau filigree pins with brass heads
4 Art nouveau filigree pins with brass heads, each set in an ornate floral motif, colored glass and 7” shafts. DATE: Turn of century through early 1900s.
a. Brass head resembling petals with a round center flower made of tiny round pieces of teal glass. Shaft has a cap.
b. Brass head wraps around a deep burgundy oval glass bud cut in a diamond pattern. Shaft has cap.
c. Cone shaped brass head with a green glass bud cut in a diamond pattern.
d. Brass head in the shape of an upside down cone set inside 4 leaves. At the top of each leaf is a small clear glass bead. At the top of the head sits a 1/4” blue glass ball.
