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<p>[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 9758868, member: 76316"]It's roughly 3 1/2" long, 7/8" wide at the loop end; the wire is 0.085" OD, but appears to be made of a core (non-ferrous) wrapped (there's a linear seam, mostly invisible) in gold...pics 1 & 2 show that core protruding from what must be wear of the gold wrap at the tips. Total weight is 8.8 grams.</p><p>The only purpose I can imagine for it is to secure long hair into a bun or some other gathering upon or near a woman's head. What are your thoughts an' observations? Thanks for lookin'!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]479847[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]479848[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]479849[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 9758868, member: 76316"]It's roughly 3 1/2" long, 7/8" wide at the loop end; the wire is 0.085" OD, but appears to be made of a core (non-ferrous) wrapped (there's a linear seam, mostly invisible) in gold...pics 1 & 2 show that core protruding from what must be wear of the gold wrap at the tips. Total weight is 8.8 grams. The only purpose I can imagine for it is to secure long hair into a bun or some other gathering upon or near a woman's head. What are your thoughts an' observations? Thanks for lookin'! [ATTACH=full]479847[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]479848[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]479849[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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