Antique Sterling Hat Pin - Shamrock Design

Antique Sterling Hat Pin - Shamrock Design

Sterling Hat Pin - Hatpin - Long Hat Pin - Victorian Era - Sterling Silver -
Antique Hat Pin

Beautiful antique Hat Pin . It is marked Sterling on both side .

Women started to wear Hatpins around the 1850s when bonnets gave way to hats.
Hat pins were then produced in a vast range of materials and types. They
starting using them to secure straw hats during summer. The popularity of
hatpins soared and remained a standard women's accessory through the 1910s.

Interesting fact: The hatpin as a hidden stabbing device was so effective for
self-defense that manuals were published on proper usage. Manuals instructed
women who were attacked from behind to reach for their hatpins, spin around,
and stab their assailant in the face.

This is a wonderful antique piece.
Total length is about 6 1/8"

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