Featured Am I a Takahashi reproduction?

I couldn't resist this guy for $12.... he's big, painting is crazed. How old do you think he is? Is he modeled after Takahashi's work? Thanks.

 

There are several info sources online, this one seems very comprehensive. I know there's a way to rotate a page 90-degrees, just don't recall now.
http://www.takahashibirds.com/images/Scanned_Content/The_Story_of_the_Takahashi_Bird_Pins.pdf

 

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On RIGHT side of below page......my RED arrow is pointing to the circular arrow
that lets you rotate the page.......just an 'fyi'!!


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Thanks, I read it. I also have Costume Jewelry 303 that goes into detail about Takahashi birds. My blue jay doesn't look like the ones in the book, but my dealer friends loved him. The arrow insert pin back on the bird indicates Takahashi, I think....

 

The c clasp closing ring is missing on my pin, broken.

 

More shots of the pin back

 

Hmmm....my book states this is a simple C clasp. There is another picture of a SPINNING C clasp.

 

Okay, now I am excited. I forgot I had this reference book!

 

The front of the bird looks like a perfect match to the ones I've seen. The legs looked right. The only thing that was "wrong" was the clasp... which wasn't wrong. I think you have a winner!

 

Omgoodness, can't even breathe right now! Thank you! This is a Holy Grail find!

 

I found three once years ago, and sold them all. One went back to the Takahashi family. Later I found a bird pin with a safety pin clasp that I think is one of the really early ones made before they had access to any real clasps at all.

 

Yea, Marko! It's a beauty!

@Aquitaine, I don't see that tool menu on my page. Which browser do you use?

 

Beautiful!

 

Great find. Love how this turned out!!

 

Oh, soo sorry, @Curioser, I use Acrobat Reader for .pdf files...........I downloaded it a number of years ago for free, although they would prefer back then if you buy it....but they didn't force you to!!!

 

Oh, well, that 'splains it! Maybe I can find something comparable. I can adjust my screen view to change ALL pages 90-degrees but I don't want to do that!

 

Thanks all!