ANTIQUE, HAT PIN, FAUX PEARLS, METAL GOLD TONE LOOPS WITH CONTRASTING SILVER DESIGN.

                                  ANTIQUE HAT PIN

SHIPPING AND HANDLING R35.00

PAYMENT STRICTLY WITHIN 3 DAYS PLEASE !!!

THIS IS POSSIBLY A LATE EDWARDIAN HAT PIN, USED FOR LARGER  HATS, WITH  FAUX PEARLS, GILT METAL LOOPS WITH CONTRASTING SILVER DETAIL  LENGTH  11.5cm.

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.