What are they?

babyemily

I am hoping these are working

babyemily

elsien wrote: »

Tinypic might be easier for a one off.
Go to page. Upload picture. Choose size. (message boards.) Copy and paste link over onto here.

Edit - it's not a nose stud, is it?
http://www.bodyjewelleryshop.com/online_store/rose-gold-swarovski-jewelled-curved-nose-stud-crystal.cfm?sCurrencyCode=GBP&utm_medium=google_shopping&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=google_shopping_UK&gclid=CPqSjcydxNACFZIaGwodTNIKAA

No not a nose stud. I think they're a few years old, no idea how long nose studs have been around for!
And why a set of 4??

thriftylass

Similar to Victorian stick pins? To keep tie and cravats in place?

Bit like these modern versions http://www.cuffsncollars.co.uk/p4245-simple-magic-i.aspx

Flyonthewall

I'd say, having done a quick google search, they're quite possibly stick pins.

Most are completely straight pins, but I found one under google images that had a curve. The listing for it no longer exists but the image is here.

I just searched "clear stone on stick" and that image was near the top.

I'd guess with having 4 that they just really liked them!

elsien

Nope, that's not worked. Did you copy and paste from the relevant sized box?

coffeehound

photos showing fine here

Sam_Fallow

We're going with tie pins.

They would have originally had a cover over the pointed end like this one...

babyemily

Thank you. They're definitely some form of garment pin so. They are interesting little things and I would love to know why there's 4 of them.
Such a peculiar thing to have had.

TBagpuss

Possibly just bought several so that there were spares, although it may be that they were bought for a specific occasion where several men / boys were going to be looking smart / wearing similar clothes - maybe boys attending a sister's wedding?

(if they were for children then they might have been kept bu the parent rather than the individuals, although the same could apply to adult sons or bothers living at home)

soolin

It's the sort of thing I would expect to find in the mixed lots of jewellery I buy at auctions and I would probably sell them as tie/cravat pins. The only thing that makes me hesitate though is that the shaft part is a little thick to be easily pushed through fabric without damaging it- so it might be for a hat band?

Unmarked pieces though and would probably be difficult to sell even for a pound or so.