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Jewelry
Findings
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1850--trombone safety catch patented |
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1849--safety pin invented |
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1875--celluloid jewelry produced |
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1893--cultured pearls first developed in Japan |
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1894--screwback earring findings patented |
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1901--lever safety catch for brooches patented |
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1909--Bakelite patented |
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1927--Cartier patented spring system for double clip brooch |
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1931--Coro patented mechanism for double clip brooches |
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1934--clipback earring finding patented |
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"C" CATCH pin back fastener, 1800s. |
"C" CATCH pin back fastener, 1800s. |
Victorian brooch
BACK with tube hinged pin
and c-catch fastener. |
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"C" CATCH pin back fastener, 1800s. |
Victorian brooch with
TUBE HINGE back fastener, 1800s. |
Victorian brooch with
TUBE HINGE back fastener, 1800s. |
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Victorian brooch with a
TUBE CATCH, European late 1800's. |
TROMBONE catch patented circa
1850. |
RIVETED HINGE pin back circa 1900. |
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ENAMELED
14k violet pin with seed pearl, 2/3". This pin has a
LEVER CATCH on the back.
View #Q10025.
The LEVER CATCH was patented in about
1901. |
SAFETY CATCH invented in about 1910 |
RIVETED BACK brooch. |
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F.E. FARNHAM , 1937
No. 2,066,969
Safety catch for pins and the method of making the same. |
One piece pin mechanism with safety catch, similar to that shown in the
patent at right. |
E. Morehouse, 1945
No. 2,383,012
safety catch
Eugene Morehouse |
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Benj. Allen & Co. Exclusively Wholesale,
1950 Edition |
Vintage jewelry findings of the 50s, including safety catches, pin stems and
joints, ear wires and nuts. Pin stems, screw-back earrings findings, safety
and plain catches.
Benj. Allen & Co. Exclusively Wholesale,
1950 |
Vintage jewelry findings including keyless padlocks, sister hooks,
clutches and necklace clasps. Hexagon clutches, hide-knot bead tips.
Benj. Allen & Co. Exclusively Wholesale,
1950 |
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Tongue and groove catch,
also called v-spring and box, circa 1800s. |
Tongue and groove catch
circa 1800s. |
Tongue and groove catch
circa 1960 |
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SPRING HOOK bracelet catch on a circa
1930s bracelet |
HASKELL blue and pink glass
bead and faux pearl double hinged bracelet, 1-1/4" wide.
View #H23638 |
G.K. LOWE, 1935
No. 1,994,826
Bracelet
George K. Lowe |
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SPRING RING first
used
1840s. |
JEWELER'S findings, split rings, spring rings, jump rings.
Becken's Catalogue 1902 |
VICTORIAN silver beaded
edge chain with an etched design on each link, 17-3/4" by 3/4" chain. At the
bottom is a round link called a SPRING RING that opens so that a locket can be
attached.
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VICTORIAN View #29476 |
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SPRING RING first
used circa
1840s. |
SPRING RING first
used circa
1840s. |
Spring ring, early 1900s. |
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Victorian PIN & BARREL catch. |
Necklace clasp findings: note tube catch and hook and eye fastener.
SF Myers & Co. Catalogue, 1893 |
HOOK AND BOX catch for a
necklace circa 1920-30. |
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KIDNEY WIRES
on silver and malachite earrings, circa 1880. |
HINGED EAR WIRE
earrings for pierced ears, usually associated with European jewelry, circa
1880. |
VICTORIAN 14k yellow gold
and woven hair earrings with a HINGED EAR WIRE findings, circa early 1800s. #V32067 |
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VICTORIAN hair
earrings with kidney wire findings, circa 1880.
View
#V27335 |
The SCREW BACK shown here was patented in
about 1894, though these earrings originally had a different style back for
pierced ears. The ends of the original ear wires can be seen at the top of
each earring. |
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THREADED
POST post for a pierced earring circa 1880. |
POST & CLUTCH circa
1920-present. |
The CLIP BACK mechanism for earrings was
patented circa 1934. |
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EARRING ,
"pat 1649187", circa 1928.
View
View #Y23443 |
Safety back device for ear ornaments, 1927
No. 1649187
P. REITER |
EARRING ,
"pat 1649187", circa 1928.
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View #Y23443 |
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M. JELLINEK, 1946
No. 2,400,513
clip jewelry
Markus Jellinek |
Screw back
and clip earring clip
In the 1950's, as a result of complaints that the other style was too
uncomfortable, Haskell changed to the use of the "screw back-clip"
earrings. |
French earring clip In the 1940's the switch was made to the "French clip", the
thinner wire clip back we see on many older Haskell earrings. |
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TWO-pronged FUR CLIP
circa 1940. |
BACK of a
DRESS CLIP circa 1930-40. |
COROCRAFT
DUETTE bow brooch that converts to two
dress clips. "Duette" is a Coro trademark, and describes two fur clips that
can be worn separately or attached to a pin backing. |
View |
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CORO Duette large blue faux star
sapphire and clear rhinestones marked with patn. 1798867, 3-5/8".
View #Y21861 |
G. CANDAS, 1930
No. 1,798,867
brooch
Gaston Candas |
CORO Duette clear rhinestones and
green baguettes marked "patn 1852188" and "1798867",
3". View #C21860 |
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Cartier patented a mechanism for double brooches in about 1927, and Coro
patented theirs in about 1931.
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E. PENNINO, 1937
No. 2,119,178
combination clip and brooch structure
Oreste Pennino |
A. PHILIPPE (TRIFARI), 1936
No. 2,050,804
Brooch (Duette style)
Alfred Philippe |
E.A. PHINNEY, 1931
No. 1,852,188
brooch or clasp
Elisha A. Phinney |
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R. DeROSA, 1935
No. 2,028,593
ornament (butterfly clip)
Ralph De Rosa |
BUTTERFLY pin...
when the wings are squeezed, the pins open to be fastened. Marked on
the back with the letters "EB?" in a bell.
View
View #Y1546 |
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BRITISH 9 carat gold mark |
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Note: These items were photographed from private collections, and are for
reference only. They are generally not for sale, though if something
particularly strikes your fancy, feel free to ask. Jewelry that is available
for sale can be accessed at the links below.
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JEWELRY FOR SALE accessible below.
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