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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;evelyb30, post: 9437056, member: 36&quot;]Maybe it was converted because the pendant bail broke and someone made it a pin since they had to fix it anyway. Could be a 100+ year-old repair.&nbsp;&nbsp; The pin clasp on the back has been in use since the 1850s and the hinge is even older.&nbsp; I&#039;m told some Swedes kept using that traditional hinge on some pieces well into the 1960s, and we never know what some crazy&nbsp; silversmith (and most of &#039;em are crazy) will do next, so.... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie51" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie51" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie51" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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