✅ SOLVED This may be one for Breezie

[CoilyGirl]

I dug this little pin item yesterday and there was something about it that made me think "femur pin", a brooch that would go on an apron possibly in the 1800's. Anyone else,what do you think?










I'm actually wondering if what I have could be a dress pin?

 

[Breezie]

Thanks for your response Breezie, I trust your judgment. Wonder how old it could be? It was dug near a street that was there in the Civil War.

Unless we can find a photo of a pin with the same 'head' as yours, I don't think we can determine exactly how it was used, so let's go in a different search direction. Let's search 'material' and when that material was used; for example: is it made of nickel, brass, iron, steel, etc. Also, we can search the 'length;' for example were Scottish Kilt pins 3 inches long or were horse blanket pins 4 inches long, etc.


Breezie

 

[Breezie]

I've been wondering where Ms. Breezie has been, good to see her/you!
CG, that thing almost looks like a little mini torch/flame sparker. It looks like a smaller version of the big ones I've seen for starting up torches. (can't remember the "techy" name for the things..... )
See, with my kinda guessings, it's a good thing we got Ms. Breezie and all you others.

Thanks Pat for the warm welcoming words! Hopefully as a group we can solve this one or at least get close to it!

 

[CoilyGirl]

Hey ya Breezie,here are a few more pictures for you to mull over . The length of my pin is two inches exactly.

 

[Breezie]

Does it open and close like a regular safety pin?


Breezie

 

[CoilyGirl]

Posting pics is giving me fits today Breezie but in answer to you question, no it doesn't close like a pin and I don't really see where a pin could have broken off really.

 

[CoilyGirl]

Here I go again the best pictures I could do,hope it helps.

 

[Breezie]

Posting pics is giving me fits today Breezie but in answer to you question, no it doesn't close like a pin and I don't really see where a pin could have broken off really.

If it doesn't open, and has never opened, then it's not a pin, and I retract my first thoughts of it being a kilt or blanket pin. I really couldn't tell from the photos whether it could open or not. Now I'm thinking it it some type of 'attaching' piece like DC Matt has shown.


Breezie

 

[CoilyGirl]

Thanks for hanging in there with me, the 'net has been acting wonky. I tried to respond to your PM awhile ago so hopefully you got my thanks.

 

[BagLady]

I retract my guess too.
I looked for primitive safety pins...nothing was like what you have.

 

[CoilyGirl]

Thanks for the input y'all. I thought maybe part of a cape pin but I'll have to resolve myself to scratching my head over the one still.

 

[Breezie]

Any updates?


Breezie

 

[CoilyGirl]

I was just thinking about that pin or whatever(haha) it is. I showed a picture of it to Tennessee Digger this weekend and he had no idea and in the meantime I took a few better pictures.

 

[CoilyGirl]

A patent from 1849 from William Hunt,inventor of the modern day safety pin.

 

[SkaBa]

Primitive paper clip after looking at last pictures.

 

[CoilyGirl]

Primitive paper clip after looking at last pictures.

When were those invented Skaba?

 

[SkaBa]

Not sure, but your latest pictures show that the opening is at the 'point'. Breezie made a comment about it not opening. The only thing that came to mind was a paper clip or something similar.

 

[Peyton Manning]

I'm going to say medical clamp

 

[CoilyGirl]

I marked this as solved even though it's not,lol. Thanks for all the input peeps.

 

[nsdq]

Test tube clamp 1800's-1900's era here is one real simlar to what you have