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<p>[QUOTE="Calico, post: 220075, member: 98"]I had one VERY similar to this in sterling. I was told it was a Victorian veil pin, to weight down a veil.</p><p>The hinged legs were pretty tight when closed, you could only open them by pinching the wings. The pincers would clamp on the open lace of veils, etc.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Calico, post: 220075, member: 98"]I had one VERY similar to this in sterling. I was told it was a Victorian veil pin, to weight down a veil. The hinged legs were pretty tight when closed, you could only open them by pinching the wings. The pincers would clamp on the open lace of veils, etc.[/QUOTE]
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