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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 53573, member: 111&quot;]Agree with Andy that the winged crown looks like it might be a watch pin, with the wire used to form the catch extending to form the hook - the pic below shows the back of my avatar, a watch pin with a wire hook (though oriented differently), circa 1900-10, by Riker Bros, another Newark maker.&nbsp; The handcrafted tube hinges and wire catches were very common into the early years of the 20th century here, and commonly used even later elsewhere, I have a Norwegian enamel brooch with both, bought new for me in the mid &#039;70s.</p><p><br /></p><p>Though unclear on my monitor, the other three look to have tiny jeweler-crafted lever catches, and along with the little riveted ball hinges, would be typical on the small pins from the late 19th century into the 1920s - despite the popularity of circle pins in the mid 20th century, doubt the one here is that late, with the white gold, would guess dating around the 1910s (sometimes sold as &#039;friendship circles&#039;), while the other three are more likely 1900-10, though any might be a bit later or earlier.&nbsp; The extended pin on the circle would also be uncommon on a mid 20th century piece...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]13584[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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