Share your favorites on Show & Tell

Eskimo Etched Pin

In Costume Jewelry > Costume Brooches > Show & Tell and Fine Jewelry > Hatpins > Show & Tell.
Costume Jewelry4928 of 9465Different Mirror Glass Necklace....
8
Love it
0
Like it

SEAN68SEAN68 loves this.
ElisabethanElisabethan loves this.
kerry10456kerry10456 loves this.
auraaura loves this.
lentilka11lentilka11 loves this.
vetraio50vetraio50 loves this.
TassieDevilTassieDevil loves this.
racer4fourracer4four loves this.
See 6 more
Add to collection

    Please create an account, or Log in here

    If you don't have an account, create one here.


    Create a Show & TellReport as inappropriate


    Posted 8 years ago

    Zilla
    (8 items)

    Hello,
    Anyone know anything about this?
    How old? What's it made of? Where's it from? Etc

    I'd love to know more about this one!!

    Mystery Solved
    logo
    Costume Brooches
    See all
    Antique Jewelry Cat Vintage Fishing Brooch Personality Vintage Brand Gold Plated
    Antique Jewelry Cat Vintage Fishing...
    $7
    Jewelry Lot ALL Good Wear Resell Brooch Art Estate Vintage Modern 5 Pc NO Junk
    Jewelry Lot ALL Good Wear Resell Br...
    $23
    Jewelry Lot ALL Good Wear Resell Brooch Art Estate Vintage Modern 5 Pcs NO Junk
    Jewelry Lot ALL Good Wear Resell Br...
    $23
    Vintage Now Jewelry 3 Lbs Lot Junk Harvest DIY Rhinestone Brooch Chain Bead Art
    Vintage Now Jewelry 3 Lbs Lot Junk ...
    $31
    logo
    Antique Jewelry Cat Vintage Fishing Brooch Personality Vintage Brand Gold Plated
    Antique Jewelry Cat Vintage Fishing...
    $7
    See all

    Comments

    1. Zilla Zilla, 8 years ago
      I wonder if this one is a tourist souvenir....maybe bone or even plastic.
    2. Efesgirl Efesgirl, 8 years ago
      I'm sure it's a souvenir pin. It has a sort of plastic look about it. Plastic warms up quickly - bone does not.
      Not really possible to give you a whole history about a souvenir stick pin that has no marks on it. :-))))
      The pin itself is straight rather than with a spiral design, so the pin is likely to be from the latter part of the 20th Century. It could even have been made this year. We don't know where you got it or how long you've had it.
    3. Zilla Zilla, 8 years ago
      Good point. I got some bulk lots of mixed jewellery this year from the USA including this pin. But I'm not from that part of the world so was wondering if I could find out any more. I saw there were some similar selling on eBay from the 50's/60's. It definitely could be made this year having said that, I really don't know. Thank for your thoughts Efesgirl
    4. davyd286, 8 years ago
      Your pin could be made from "walrus ivory" or perhaps mammoth ivory. It's not one of the cheap mass produced tourist pieces, given that the pin is inserted into a hole carefully drilled into the piece and not just glued to its back. There are many native craftsmen producing this type of scrimshaw on different levels, some are famous, many others are not.
    5. Zilla Zilla, 8 years ago
      Thank you davyd286 very helpful :-)
    6. Zilla Zilla, 8 years ago
      Thanks for all the help and love

    Want to post a comment?

    Create an account or login in order to post a comment.