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<p>[QUOTE="Sandra, post: 298559, member: 3335"]Love the snake brooch. The catch is a replacement of what was probably a "C" catch, the tube hinge was used up until the 1890's, but I don't know when it was first used.</p><p>The left eye of the snake appears to be a replacement, it's quite a bit larger than the right. If you can't match the size up, I would consider replacing them both, a red or green glass stone could look good.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sandra, post: 298559, member: 3335"]Love the snake brooch. The catch is a replacement of what was probably a "C" catch, the tube hinge was used up until the 1890's, but I don't know when it was first used. The left eye of the snake appears to be a replacement, it's quite a bit larger than the right. If you can't match the size up, I would consider replacing them both, a red or green glass stone could look good.[/QUOTE]
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