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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 7405077, member: 85693"]Well, Donna, my ignorance was pretty astounding too...I did not know what a stick pin was, exactly, either. Your query piqued my interest. I just found that Wikipedia has an article on these ("neckwear-controlling device" is pretty funny): </p><p><br /></p><p>"A <b>tie pin</b> (or <b>tiepin</b>, also known as a <b>stick pin</b>/<b>stickpin</b>) is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necktie" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necktie" rel="nofollow">neckwear</a>-controlling device, originally worn by wealthy English <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentlemen" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentlemen" rel="nofollow">gentlemen</a> to secure the folds of their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cravat" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cravat" rel="nofollow">cravats</a>. They were first popularized at the beginning of the 19th century. Cravats were made of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk" rel="nofollow">silk</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satin" rel="nofollow">satin</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lace" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lace" rel="nofollow">lace</a> and lightly starched <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambric" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambric" rel="nofollow">cambric</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawn_cloth" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawn_cloth" rel="nofollow">lawn</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslin" rel="nofollow">muslin</a>, and stickpins were necessary accoutrements to keep these expensive fabrics in place and safe. Stickpins commonly used <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl" rel="nofollow">pearls</a> and other precious <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemstone" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemstone" rel="nofollow">gemstones</a> set in gold or other precious metals and were designed specifically for their owners....</p><p><br /></p><p>...During the 1920s the use of straight ties made of delicate materials such as silk became more fashionable and the use of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tie_clip" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tie_clip" rel="nofollow">tie clips</a> gained prominence, replacing the more traditional tie pin."</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tie_pin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tie_pin" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tie_pin</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Tie clips I am familiar with - just wore one to a funeral last weekend. Dad wore them too. But stick pins were before our time, it seems. </p><p><br /></p><p>I know very little about jewelry, but I always figured the stick pins in my coin jewelry collection, including the Constantine, were vaguely pre-World War II. There are a couple of these in my other photo - Papal States and a few from Panama, all 19th-early-20th century coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>When I wear one, I stick it in the lapel of a jacket - and usually manage to stab myself. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie15" alt=":arghh:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 7405077, member: 85693"]Well, Donna, my ignorance was pretty astounding too...I did not know what a stick pin was, exactly, either. Your query piqued my interest. I just found that Wikipedia has an article on these ("neckwear-controlling device" is pretty funny): "A [B]tie pin[/B] (or [B]tiepin[/B], also known as a [B]stick pin[/B]/[B]stickpin[/B]) is a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necktie']neckwear[/URL]-controlling device, originally worn by wealthy English [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentlemen']gentlemen[/URL] to secure the folds of their [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cravat']cravats[/URL]. They were first popularized at the beginning of the 19th century. Cravats were made of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk']silk[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satin']satin[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lace']lace[/URL] and lightly starched [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambric']cambric[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawn_cloth']lawn[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslin']muslin[/URL], and stickpins were necessary accoutrements to keep these expensive fabrics in place and safe. Stickpins commonly used [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl']pearls[/URL] and other precious [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemstone']gemstones[/URL] set in gold or other precious metals and were designed specifically for their owners.... ...During the 1920s the use of straight ties made of delicate materials such as silk became more fashionable and the use of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tie_clip']tie clips[/URL] gained prominence, replacing the more traditional tie pin." [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tie_pin[/URL] Tie clips I am familiar with - just wore one to a funeral last weekend. Dad wore them too. But stick pins were before our time, it seems. I know very little about jewelry, but I always figured the stick pins in my coin jewelry collection, including the Constantine, were vaguely pre-World War II. There are a couple of these in my other photo - Papal States and a few from Panama, all 19th-early-20th century coins. When I wear one, I stick it in the lapel of a jacket - and usually manage to stab myself. :arghh:[/QUOTE]
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