Item Reference: 008264
Category: Personal Accessories (Ladies Hair)
Format: Artefact
Description: 8 assorted hat pins. 3 x 200mm long with black beads on ends; 1 x 150mm long with black bead; 1 x 205mm long with blue bead; 1 x 170mm long with multicoloured ceramic bead; 1 x 150mm long with ‘pearl’ bead; 1 x 155mm long with black plastic decoration on end. Plastic box, 103 x 40 x 40mm containing 64 medium and assorted small pins.
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Further Information: Hat pins became less popular in the 1920s when bobbed hair and smaller hats became the fashion.
Links: http://www.americanhatpinsociety.com
