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<p>[QUOTE="KSW, post: 536291, member: 8708"]So, with these C clasps, Im trying to narrow the age down as presumably they were used for a lot of years- This website says T bar up to c1920 and rounded hinge c1920s onwards until safety catches came in 1940/60 but how do you date a 19th Century clasp please?</p><p>Does the fact that this has a shorter pin date it as later?. When did the long pins disappear?</p><p>Sorry for my endless questions x.</p><p><a href="https://jewellerymuse.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/tips-on-how-to-date-a-vintage-brooch/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://jewellerymuse.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/tips-on-how-to-date-a-vintage-brooch/" rel="nofollow">https://jewellerymuse.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/tips-on-how-to-date-a-vintage-brooch/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KSW, post: 536291, member: 8708"]So, with these C clasps, Im trying to narrow the age down as presumably they were used for a lot of years- This website says T bar up to c1920 and rounded hinge c1920s onwards until safety catches came in 1940/60 but how do you date a 19th Century clasp please? Does the fact that this has a shorter pin date it as later?. When did the long pins disappear? Sorry for my endless questions x. [URL]https://jewellerymuse.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/tips-on-how-to-date-a-vintage-brooch/[/URL][/QUOTE]
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