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HAT PIN: WOVEN BRASS WIRE HEAD, NEWMAN FAMILY

Overview

Hat pin, brass. Large conical head has surface of brass wire-like material made from length of very thin brass wound round an inner core of fibrous material. Hat pins from the home of the Misses Newman (two sisters), on the corner of Kershaw and Hamersley Roads, Subiaco. Hat pins were used to secure hats on hair and prevent the hats blowing off.

Historical information

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

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-43-2003.44
Item type
Material
Statement of significance

social history - example of costume accessory of the period

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