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<p>[QUOTE="Torkel Oftedal, post: 515383, member: 9653"]Dear all,</p><p>I have what may seem to be a very silly question; what is the difference between a pin and a brooch? Is it geographical, that some countries use the word pin instead of brooch, or is there a clear distinction between the two?</p><p><br /></p><p>One reason for asking is this item below; i have no clue of what it is, from where, or age, and i was hoping someone can help me out again here. As you can see, it is silver, there is a black stone/glass in center, it is approx 5,5 x 1 cm, and weigh around 4,5 g. </p><p><br /></p><p>But what is it? A pin or a brooch? And can anyone share their wisdom with me here? [ATTACH=full]166416[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]166417[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]166418[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]166419[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]166420[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]166421[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]166422[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Torkel Oftedal, post: 515383, member: 9653"]Dear all, I have what may seem to be a very silly question; what is the difference between a pin and a brooch? Is it geographical, that some countries use the word pin instead of brooch, or is there a clear distinction between the two? One reason for asking is this item below; i have no clue of what it is, from where, or age, and i was hoping someone can help me out again here. As you can see, it is silver, there is a black stone/glass in center, it is approx 5,5 x 1 cm, and weigh around 4,5 g. But what is it? A pin or a brooch? And can anyone share their wisdom with me here? [ATTACH=full]166416[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]166417[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]166418[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]166419[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]166420[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]166421[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]166422[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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