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  1. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    I've just recovered these from a clearance, the male occupant was 90 and has had to go into a retirement home.

    His wife who was a fashion designer and dressmaker died over 50 years ago.
    All her stuff was left in the house.

    The house looked like the 60's.

    One upstairs bedroom had an annex, and it was stuffed with fabrics, patterns and student / college projects.

    Sadly lots of it was damaged due to mice infestation and moths, some plastic folders had just perished into a sticky goo.

    I managed to retrieve and save these.

    I'm assuming they are from the 50's or early 60's, what would I call these, if I was selling them ?

    Hat Pins 20's & 30's, the top two which resemble swords are sterling silver but have tarnished black.
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    Buttons & Buckles from 1900 -1950

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    Decorations of the 20's, 30's,
    The adhesive for these has dried out and they are loose on the card.

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    daveydempsey, Oct 2, 2024
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  2. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Hum... On eBay I'm seeing "collectors card."

    Debora
     
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  3. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    What about vintage haberdashery?
     
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  4. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    I'm not sure "haberdashery" is a commonly understood word. Let's see what others think.

    Debora
     
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  5. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    nice pins...... call em what they are...;)
     
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  6. Matahari

    Matahari Well-Known Member

    I think it's totally illegal to keep those sharp pins.

    you better send them to me for disposal cough.gif
     
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  7. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    disposal my foot !!!!!:hilarious::hilarious::hilarious:
     
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  8. mirana

    mirana Well-Known Member

    Wow he must have really loved her to have kept it like that. She could have never imagined her careful projects would someday be enjoyed by others on an internet!
     
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  9. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    It's too bad about the moths, mice and goo. (wahhhhh!) The hat pins look like the 20s (swords) and then 1950s. The button dates seem dead bang though. It's a crying shame you couldn't save the patterns. Old dress patterns can sell for $$$ if they're uncut.
     
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  10. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    I have a box full of patterns at my lock-up not related to this lot.
    I might have to dig them out and investigate.
    I think @Bookahtoo is into buttons.
     
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  11. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    I'm mainly only into buttons I can use, but we joolies know odds and ends about pieces like that.

    Reinactors and vinties sometimes use the old patterns. Collectors just collect them.
     
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  12. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Haberdashery is a good search term in the U.K.

    I bet those two silver pins are Charles Horner.
     
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  13. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Could very well be, it was my first thought.
     
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  14. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    I am into buttons, and those are some nice ones. The dates look good to me.
     
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  15. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    I'm going to clean them up with some ammonia on a cotton bud and see if I can get the maker.
     
    daveydempsey, Oct 3, 2024
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