HAT PIN: PEARL AND PLASTIC
Hat pin with large synthetic pearl at top, surrounded by black sequins adhered to Plaster of Paris, with small pearl at base.
See item 2003.37
Hat pins from the home of the Misses Newman (two sisters), on the corner of Kershaw and Hamersley Roads, Subiaco. Hat pins used to secure hats on hair and prevent the hats blowing off.
Details
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Social history - example of hat pins worn c.1920s, 1930s, 1940s
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- LAPEL PIN, BLUE/GREY PEARLS
- LAPEL PIN: GOLD, ART DECO DESIGN
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- TICKET: 'SINGLE E36692', EMU BUS CO. LTD.
- GLOVES: CREAM, KID, LONG
- GLOVES: CREAM, KID, LONG
- GLOVES: LONG, BROWN, KID
- WEIGHING SCALE
- PHOTOGRAPH: MAN AND WOMAN, 117 LAWLER STREET
- PHOTOGRAPH: JOLIMONT FALLEN SOLDIERS HONOUR ROLL
- PHOTOGRAPH: DAISY BELL COTTAGE, JOLIMONT