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    Posted 8 years ago

    Poire
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    I found these adorable tiny metal yellow and black butterfly stickpins at the same estate sale as where I found the Cambridge Glass Nude Lady Stem Mint dishes. The owner(s) must have been some fun people! I must tell you that I was as excited about getting this huge jar full of these vintage stickpins as I was the nude ladies!

    There are hundreds of these cute tiny pins, almost 10 pounds worth!

    I have no idea why these pins were produced and what their purpose in life was. As such, I have no idea in which category I should place them. Do you? If so, please help me. I'm certain they are vintage - 40 years plus. But, if I never find out their purpose or age, I will still absolutely love them!

    Each pin is just about a 1/2 inch long including the pin part and all metal. The pins are very sharp and pointy!

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    1. Efesgirl Efesgirl, 8 years ago
      Just when I thought I'd seen it all, I see a jar of yellow butterflies...that jar must be at least as old as those pretty pins!
    2. inky inky, 8 years ago
      Oh!!...how wonderful, I too would have been excited about getting them, looove butterflies...and I think the way you have displayed them is great...all of them like this would look wonderful on the wall...:-)
    3. NevadaBlades, 8 years ago
      I'll take nude ladies over butterflies any day!!! [;>)))
    4. Poire Poire, 8 years ago
      Thank you so much for the loves, SpiritBear, brunswick, fortapache, TassieDevil, Efesgirl, racer4four, artfoot, inky, aura, and NevadaBlades!!
    5. Poire Poire, 8 years ago
      And, Efesgirl, I am so very happy that I found something that you had never seen before! It was a very fun find!
    6. Poire Poire, 8 years ago
      inky, It makes me really happy that someone like you with the really cool rare and valuable glass pieces would find joy, just as I do, in these tiny base metal butterflies! Thank you! I love those of like mind who find beauty in the valuable and not so much!
    7. Poire Poire, 8 years ago
      NevadaBlades, I understand. :)
    8. kyratango kyratango, 8 years ago
      A full jar of butterflies pins! My dream !
      Cool and pretty find :-)
    9. Poire Poire, 8 years ago
      Merci beaucoup kyratango! J'aime aussi les papillons! Je veux vous dire que j'ai habitais en France, mais ca fait 30 ans. J'ai habitais a Besançon, France pendant mon troisième année de l'université. J'aime beaucoup France. Et, moi, je suis une femme qui a 51 ans et j'habite presque Chicago, a Oak Park. Je suis heureux de vous rencontrer! :)
    10. Poire Poire, 8 years ago
      Thanks for the love Sean!
    11. Efesgirl Efesgirl, 8 years ago
      olebodie - hey, I thought the same thing until I clicked on the photo!! LMAO!!
    12. Poire Poire, 8 years ago
      Thanks for the love and great suggestion, valentino97!

      olebodie and Efesgirl, sorry for the bait and switch! ;)

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