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  1. Sam1994

    Sam1994 Member

    Hi Everyone. Would anyone be able to help me identify what this is? It's a sterling silver safety pin with a design on the length of it. It is about 1 7/8 long X 1/4" wide and about 1/16" thick. I found it buried pretty deep in the ground. It would have been lost around 1920. Any help is really appreciated. Found in Harmony, PA.
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    Sam
     
    Sam1994, Apr 27, 2021
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  2. Sam1994

    Sam1994 Member

    There's no makers mark, BTW.
     
    Sam1994, Apr 27, 2021
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  3. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    A little diaper pin, I'd think.

    Debora

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    Debora, Apr 27, 2021
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  4. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    T'was a lucky baby!!
     
    Aquitaine, Apr 27, 2021
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  5. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Common baby gift, often engraved or monogramed.

    Debora
     
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  6. bercrystal

    bercrystal Well-Known Member

    I wonder which is better, being born with a silver spoon in your mouth or having your nappies held up by a sterling silver diaper pin? ;) :playful::playful: :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: :hilarious::hilarious::hilarious:
     
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  7. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    spoon.......unless you take it from hot tea and touch your mouth !! :eek:
     
    komokwa, Apr 27, 2021
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  8. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Might have been a lingerie pin too, but it looks like a diaper pin. Someone was changing a nappy and off it flew, never to be seen again until a metal detector found it.
     
    evelyb30, Apr 29, 2021
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  9. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    SOLID GOLD DIAPER PINS??

    Now I've seen everything.
     
    Shangas, Apr 29, 2021
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  10. Sam1994

    Sam1994 Member

    Thank you everyone for the help!!!! It always amazes me the things I find with my detector.

    Sam
     
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