Hat pins, usually from 10 to 30 cm long, were in use from about 1880s to the 1920s to anchor ladies' hats to their hair. For collectors, the interest lies in the heads. As to the pin, values are enhanced if the pin was made of silver and gold rather than steel. Other technical innovations also add value, such as swivel joints and point-protectors. Heads varied from plain glass to jewels, wood to porcelain, and there were novelty hat-pins which incorporated peep-scopes with scenic views and hat-pins where the head was a huge lightweight sphere.
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