Featured Vintage clip.

Vintage clip. interested in the meaning of the design of this barrette.

 

That is a stick pin. What does the back look like?

 

The three-legged triskelion is the symbol of both Sicily and the Isle of Man, a British island in the Irish Sea.
I think in this case it is from the Isle of Man.

 

Google Horseshoe Isle of Man.

 

Flag of the Isle of Man:

 

I was on my tablet when I posted the above & copy/paste is a skill I can only manage on my desktop with a mouse.

Anyway, here is an Etsy listing for a silver pin like yours.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1143177899/isle-of-man-triskelion-lucky-horseshoe

I had to look up the word "triskelion" & I will lay odds I am not the only one. So here is what the Encyclopedia Brittanica has to say.

The Manx triskelion is one of the oldest continually used government symbols. It is a version of the sun symbol or swastika used by many ancient civilizations. Common in Scandinavian lands, it may well have been introduced to the Isle of Man when the Norse ruled the area prior to 1266.

I do have one thing to say about this listing's title. "Lucky horseshoes" historically are positioned opposite to what this pin shows so that the "luck doesn't run out".

 

Yeah. A little Victorian souvenir from the Isle of Man.

Debora

 

And it was also the title of a Star Trek episode.

 

in , the title.

 

Once heard a television announcer start off to say next up was Star Trek, The Gamesters of.......Trisk, a lion.

 

good Montreal jewish boy...... we like him here !!!!!!!!

 

Thank you all for your help. As always, fast and efficient . This is a pin and the reagent showed 9 carat gold.

 

Pin itself will be steel, that was common.