ANTIQUE, ART DECO, EXTRA LONG, PAIR OF 9ct HAT PINS, PERFECT CONDITION....

                           ANTIQUE ART DECO HAT PINS

SHIPPING R35.00

BOXED, ANTIQUE, LONG AND ELEGANT, ART DECO HAT PINS WITH HEADS OF 9ct GOLD. PRESENTED IN THE ORIGINAL VELVET AND SILK LINED BOX, BOTH ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. TRIANGULAR SHAPED TOP MEASURES LENGTH 2.2cm, WIDTH 1.1cm. OVERALL LENGTH 22.5CM. T SHAPED TOP IS 9mm LONG AND 2.3cm WIDE, OVERALL LENGTH 19cm.

THE FASHION OF THE EDWARDIAN PERIOD INCLUDED VERY LARGE HATS AND VERY LONG HAT PINS....HOWEVER IT COINCIDED WITH THE WOMANS SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT. FEARING THAT WOMEN MAY USE THEIR LONG HAT PINS AS WEAPONS AS THEY FOUGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO VOTE, STATES PASSED LAWS TO LIMIT THE LENGTH OF HAT PINS AND ALSO STATED THAT HAT PINS HAD TO HAVE THE SHARP END COVERED WITH A SAFTY GUARD.