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<p>[QUOTE="Debora, post: 9555180, member: 1476"]I woud consider this definitive.</p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>"If you really like the Grouse Claw kilt pin, then by all means get one. They enjoyed great popularity for a time, but gradually fell out of favour because they tended to snag a lady's gown when dancing. Generally speaking the toes of the claw should face down for a gentleman's kilt and up for a lady's brooch (which is why the stag's head appears to be upside down in relation to the claws). For what it's worth you might want to check out Ebay UK and see if you can't find a silver mounted Grouse Claw from the 1930s-50s when these items were exquisitely produced."</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><a href="http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f103/grouse-foot-kilt-pin-61567/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f103/grouse-foot-kilt-pin-61567/" rel="nofollow">http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f103/grouse-foot-kilt-pin-61567/</a></i></p><p><br /></p><p>Debora[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Debora, post: 9555180, member: 1476"]I woud consider this definitive. [I] "If you really like the Grouse Claw kilt pin, then by all means get one. They enjoyed great popularity for a time, but gradually fell out of favour because they tended to snag a lady's gown when dancing. Generally speaking the toes of the claw should face down for a gentleman's kilt and up for a lady's brooch (which is why the stag's head appears to be upside down in relation to the claws). For what it's worth you might want to check out Ebay UK and see if you can't find a silver mounted Grouse Claw from the 1930s-50s when these items were exquisitely produced." [URL]http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f103/grouse-foot-kilt-pin-61567/[/URL][/I] Debora[/QUOTE]
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