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About Antique Hatpins and Hatpin Holders
Hatpins reached a peak of popularity between the 1890s and 1920s, as music hall actresses like Lillian Russell and Lillian Langtry fueled the popularity of large elaborate hats without bonnet strings. Having originated in the 1850s to secure straw hats, hatpins became longer and more ornate over time (1910 was the height of hatpin length, with the stems alone reaching 10 to 12 inches).
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Key hatpin manufacturers included Unger Brothers, Lincoln, William Kerr, Alvin Manufacturing, R. Blackington and Company, Day and Clarke, and The Sterling Company. Notable hatpin designers included Charles Horner, Louis Tiffany, William Codman, James T. Wooley, Barton Jenks, and George Gebelein.
Hatpins spanned many styles including Baroque, Etruscan Revival, Greek Revival, Egyptian Revival, Oriental influence, Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau and even Art Deco, before waning around WW1 when metals became scarce and hats got smaller.
Collectors also seek specialized hatpins, including hallmarked hatpins, hatpins that serve vanities, opera hatpins, and compact hatpins that have a mirror and a powder puff. Amethyst and pearls are popular, as well as Plique-a-Jour enamel. Hatpin holders are also sought after.
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Interviews & Articles
An Interview With Antique Hatpin Collector Jodi Lenocker
Originally my husband and I collected cylinder phonographs, but after you acquire a few of them and their stands, you soon run out… [more]
An Interview With Vintage Hat Collector and Author Sue Langley
When I was about eight years old, I went up into my grandma's attic one day and found a little bonnet and a red plaid dress in a t… [more]
An Interview on Turn of the Century Jewelry Styles with Appraiser Joyce Jonas
I bought my first piece of jewelry—a gold ring with a big lapis stone propped on prongs—when I was about 12 with money my grandfat… [more]
An Interview With Victorian Furniture Collector John Werry
How did I get started collecting Victorian Furniture? Antiques is in my genes, my mother's family were longtime antiquers and live… [more]
An Interview with Hat Museum Curator and Collector Alyce Cornyn-Selby
We have more than a thousand hats here at The Hat Museum. It’s the largest hat museum in the United States, and has twice as many … [more]
An Interview With Fine Jewelry and Costume Jewelry Collector Christie Romero
I started out with general antiques and collectibles... I was a dealer for a while and bought and sold all kinds of things. Gradua… [more]
An Interview With Victorian Trade Card Collector Ben Crane
How did I start collecting Victorian trade cards? In the late 60s I was a bottle collector, early American bottles and flasks. I s… [more]
An Interview With Modernist Studio Jewelry Collector Marbeth Schon
My background is in fine art. My B.A. was in Art Education, so I started out as an art teacher. Later, I began working on a master… [more]
An Interview With Victorian Greeting Card Collector Malcolm Warrington
Malcolm Warrington is based 12 miles to the west of Central London. He is a council member of the UK Ephemera Society with respons… [more]
An Interview with Arts and Crafts Jewelry Collector and Author Elyse Karlin
I started collecting jewelry when I was about 13 years old. I was very close to an interior designer who took me to antiques shops… [more]
An Interview With Arts and Crafts Silver and Jewelry Collector Paul Somerson
How did I get started collecting Arts and Crafts silver? My wife and I had been collecting Arts and Crafts items as far back as I … [more]
Native American Jewelry Author Mark Bahti: An Interview with Collectors Weekly New!
Thanks to my father, I basically grew up involved with Indian arts and culture. He was a graduate of the University of New Mexico … [more]
Best of the Web (“Hall of Fame”)
American Hatpin Society
Who knew there was so much to hatpin collecting? This site is all about great hatpin images - from recent hatpin co… [read review or visit site]
Des Chapeaux
A French tribute to women's hats and other headwear from the 1940s... primarily magazine images, with some commenta… [read review or visit site]
All About Jewels Dictionary
This incredible reference dictionary on jewelry, from Enchantedlearning.com, is both beautiful and comprehensive. S… [read review or visit site]
Rare Victorian
John Werry's in-depth blog on rare Victorian Furniture, with detailed, informative and often humorous posts on doze… [read review or visit site]
Antique Jewelry University
Although not actually a university, this website has a lot of great educational information about antique, vintage,… [read review or visit site]
The Scrap Album
Attention paper collectors: don't miss Malcolm Warrington's exquisitely designed tribute to Victorian scraps (stamp… [read review or visit site]
Morning Glory Antiques and Jewelry
Jewelry collectors, feast your eyes on this internet gem! It's a goldmine of jewelry information featuring all styl… [read review or visit site]
Trade Card Place
Ben Crane's excellent reference site on Victorian trade cards. Includes a scrapbook containing hundreds of beautifu… [read review or visit site]
Chicago Silver
Paul Somerson's incredible reference on handwrought metalwork from the American Arts and Crafts movement of the ear… [read review or visit site]
Stevengraphs Bookmarks and Postcards
Malcolm Roebuck's tribute to the ornate silk picture bookmarks and postcards ('Stevengraphs') produced by Thomas St… [read review or visit site]
Cathy Gordon's Jewelry Gallery
With its vast galleries featuring clear images of jewelry and style, this site really covers it all! Divided up by … [read review or visit site]
Art of Mourning
Australian historian and collector Hayden Peters' handsome site is a great resource for fans of memorial, mourning,… [read review or visit site]
Jewel History
Since March of 2007, readers of Lori Ettlinger Gross’s JewelHistory blog have been treated to her weekly (sometim… [read review or visit site]
Clubs & Associations: Fine Jewelry
- American Hatpin Society
- Hat Pin Society of Great Britain
- American Society of Jewelry Historians
- Association for the Study of Jewelry and Related Arts
- Society of Jewellery Historians
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Recent News: Hatpins and Hatpin Holders
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Jane Austen Fight Club Video YouTube
ADAN News (blog), July 28th
By Samantha Ryan on Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 No corsets, no hatpins, and no CRYING! The Jane Austen fight club video below is little more than just a...Read more
Watch the trailer everybody is talking about: "Jane Austen's Fight Club"
Naples Daily News (blog), July 27th
Jane Austen's oh-so-polite not-quite-bodice rippers married to the ultra-violent "Fight Club." Watch, and enjoy. "No corsets, no hatpins and no crying."...Read more
Scarecrows return to Marwayne Fair
Vermilion Standard, July 27thErnestine Hatpin and the Prairie Dogs will perform in the arena at 3 pm, Kent said they are musicians who use humour in their songs...Read more
Jane Austen's Heroines Kick Butt. Literally.
TIME, July 27th“No corsets, no hatpins and no crying” are the second, third and fourth rules of this Victorian lady's fight club. But you didn't have to grow up in a...Read more
What to serve at a Roman orgy
The Guardian, July 19th
With a hatpin, I plucked each of the little buggers out of their chambers and stir-fried them with garlic and green herbs." On the appointed evening,...Read more
Stories worthy of retelling
Asheville Citizen-Times, July 16thHe rigged a hatpin onto a long wire attached to the underside of the counter and with a long rubber band could pop the needle in and out of one of the...Read more
Vegas Summer League Game One: Nuggets 100 – Knicks 90
KnickerBlogger (blog), July 11thIt's like sticking a hatpin in your cerebral cortex. Stuff writes itself!) Where was I? Oh yeah, Fields Landry or whomever looks like a nice small forward,...Read more
A thriller? It's more a case of mistaken identity
Daily Mail, July 8th
Not many of us watch Antiques Roadshow because we're ferociously interested in Art Nouveau hatpins or Elizabethan undergarment warmers...Read more
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