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    Posted 6 years ago

    Alan2310
    (915 items)

    Hello truth friends Collectors Community,-10-08-2018----10:30 PM-Ontario, Canada.
    This one is a mystery to me, this little brooch appear to have some human hair in the front and the back, is this could be the way to preserve a souvenir of a love one decease, it's look also quite old, could be from the Victorian era, nice design all around look like embedded through the glass.
    I hope someone see this kind of brooch before, no marking that i can see.

    This brooch is 1 inches wide.

    Many thanks for looking.

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    Comments

    1. Collectables59 Collectables59, 6 years ago
      It's a mourning brooch. Neil
    2. Manikin Manikin, 6 years ago
      Yes a mourning brooch with the departed person's hair in it
    3. Roycroftbooksfromme1, 6 years ago
      https://www.collectorsweekly.com/search.php?q=mourning+brooch.&show=stories
    4. truthordare truthordare, 6 years ago
      I think it's amazing that nobody interfered with it or removed the hair. Great find Alan!

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