May 13th, 2008
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The heyday of the hatpin was between the 1880s and 1920s, when music hall actresses like Lillian Russell and Lillian Langtry fueled the popularity of large elaborate hats and the pins needed to keep them in place. Today, people collect hatpins made from a wide variety of materials including amethyst, glass, ivory, gold, sterling silver, crystal rhinestones, and emeralds.
David Doty's incredible, comprehensive and colorful Carnival Glass reference site, with over 1,600 pages and 4,000 … [more]
Who knew there was so much to hatpin collecting? This site is all about great hatpin images - from recent hatpin co… [more]
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Australian Stage Online, Australia -
Returning Festival Director Neil Gooding (producer of the recent Australian musical hit The Hatpin) says he is thrilled with not only the large number ...
Los Angeles Times, CA -
In France, diners have been known to coax them out of their small, mottled shells with a hatpin. They are periwinkles--tiny snails with the clean, ...
Nova News Now, Canada -
Staff are continually discovering relics from the past in the daily operation of the business: foot-long steel hatpins with amethyst tips, a stainless steel ...
Maine Antique Digest, ME -
Among the unusual items were six carnival glass hatpins, which are considered rare. Lee said, "I've been in the business for thirty-six years, ...
Australian Stage Online, Australia -
The season at the Seymour gathers pace from the resounding success of the darkly moving ‘The Hatpin’ it follows with this delightfully boisterous and at ...
SX, Australia -
He has also recently recorded his first CD, A Sunday in the Parke, and just came off the world premiere production of the new Australian musical, The Hatpin ...
Daytona Beach News-Journal, FL -
"From spoons and hatpins to mannequin heads and boat oars," added Frazier. "Soup to nuts." Shelia Holbrook, manager of Smyrna Antique Mall in New Smyrna ...
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