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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 9608386, member: 5833"]This is a different glass Ceres than the one we usually see. That one is Czech, suspect this one is too. I would say late 20s into the 30s for this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>The clasp is idiosyncratic, not anything we see repeatedly. Bluumz is right about gravity working against its staying put when worn. I think the clasp is as it always was. In order to lodge the pin stem into the clasp, do you have to push the pin up against resistance to clear the top of the hook? I.e., does the way the hinge is positioned relative to the clasp turn the pin/hinge assembly into a spring that pulls the pin downward when it is in the clasp?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 9608386, member: 5833"]This is a different glass Ceres than the one we usually see. That one is Czech, suspect this one is too. I would say late 20s into the 30s for this one. The clasp is idiosyncratic, not anything we see repeatedly. Bluumz is right about gravity working against its staying put when worn. I think the clasp is as it always was. In order to lodge the pin stem into the clasp, do you have to push the pin up against resistance to clear the top of the hook? I.e., does the way the hinge is positioned relative to the clasp turn the pin/hinge assembly into a spring that pulls the pin downward when it is in the clasp?[/QUOTE]
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