🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Round brass clip thing

[Wobbleshank]

I found this at a farmstead dating back to the late 1800s. It appears to slide onto something. I assume it's inexpensive jewelry or something?

Anyone know?

 

[bowwinkles]

Hair clip.

 

[Wobbleshank]

Hair clip.

Is that a guess, or do you know for sure? Do you have an idea on a date?

 

[Beeps in my sleep]

Money clip?

 

[bowwinkles]

could also be used like this. https://raleighvintage.com/products/vintage-1940s-large-silver-plate-flower-dress-clips

My mother had several on her dresser she used for clothing and hair dual purpose.

 

[HuntinDog]

I would say it's a belt clip for a pocket watch.
It would have a chain from it to a clip for the watch.
Similar to this

 

[GlowingArtist]

1970-1988 money lip Native American Style influenced

 

[BuckleBoy]

Folks, these are actually clothing fasteners… one second let me dig the patent up…

 

[BuckleBoy]

USRE9740E - Clasp for clothing - Google Patents

Turn it sideways and see if there is a little post visible inside. If it is, then it’s one of these.

 

[GlowingArtist]

USRE9740E - Clasp for clothing - Google Patents

Turn it sideways and see if there is a little post visible inside. If it is, then it’s one of these.

There were no clear images on the patent pg, as well antique clothes fasteners. search brought up nothing similar. Are you confusing this item with decorative brossch pin fasteners by chance?

 

[BuckleBoy]

There were no clear images on the patent pg, as well antique clothes fasteners. search brought up nothing similar. Are you confusing this item with decorative brossch pin fasteners by chance?

I find the pdf perfectly clear; I can download it or zoom in to any page. Google isn’t the judge and jury of all things, especially not a patent like this which is seldom encountered since it was a dead end, replaced by zippers and hooks. The typology of the original post strongly suggests this ID. I’d like to know if the post is there internally in the find pictured above or not, if the original poster would be kind enough to reply. If there’s no post, then it’s not this type of fastener.