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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 9536193, member: 5833&quot;]I can&#039;t tell by seeing it only in the closed position how your clasp works.&nbsp; Is there a lever that operates to lock the pin stem in?&nbsp; Around the turn of the 20th century, on high quality pieces, you find all sorts of attempts at devising a clasp that keeps the pin secure without needing the long pin that sticks out past the edge of the body of the piece.&nbsp; However, from what I can see, until you show me otherwise, your clasp, and hinge as well, look like ones that did not appear until the first third of the 20th.&nbsp; Is there any evidence that they are replacements?&nbsp; This is not uncommon, but usually leave signs of soldering.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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