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            Flower Materials Company Do It Yourself Jewelry Catalog 1951
            August 24, 2019
            Vintage Clip-mates, Duettes, Dress Clips and Fur Clips and Double-Prong Clips: Part Two
            August 24, 2019

            Vintage Clip-mates, Duettes, Dress Clips and Fur Clips, and Double-prong Clips: Part 1

            Published by Mark Lewis on August 24, 2019
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            • Vintage Clip-mates, Duettes, Dress Clips and Fur Clips
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            Costume Jewelry Collectors Int’l
            is pleased to host
            RESEARCHING COSTUME JEWELRY
            originally created and published by Dotty Stringfield on IllusionJewels.com

            Dress clips were popular from the late 1920’s through the 1950’s, with double prong (fur) clips being used as early as 1928 (Cartier by Judy Rudoe). Pairs of dress clips and fur clips were mounted in removable pinback frames to be worn together as a single brooch and were called “clip-pins”. Many companies and designers made their own versions, with some being patented and others not. A few were: Coro, Trifari, Polcini, Eisenberg, Haskell, Leo Glass, Calvaire, Fred Block, Mazer, Boucher, Reinad, Nettie Rosenstein, Hattie Carnegie, Deja, Reja, Staret, Vogue.

            This dress clip gallery was assembled as an educational tool, not just a place for pretty pictures. Therefore, a number of the dress clips and fur clips have darkened or missing stones, or other damage. Some pictures are not the best quality, being pulled from our archives. Any un-attributed images are property of   Illusion Jewels Vintage Jewelry,  Treasures From Yesterday, or Mary Walden-Till. Thanks to Mary Walden-Till and Robin Deutsch for their valuable research. Most items are not for sale.

            Some things to note:
            *    Coro Duette was introduced in 1935, based on Candas patent (Brunialti).
            *    The mark “Trifari” was used on all jewelry after Dec. 1937, so some early Clip-mates may only have the patent number (VFCJ article).
            *    Not all pairs of dress clips and double-prong clips once had removeable pinback frames.
            *    There were dress clips and double-prong clips made as singles.
            *    Many pieces were unsigned and it is almost impossible to discover the manufacturer.
            *    Fur clip style findings are used on heavier pieces of jewelry today (Robin Deutsch).
            *    The findings most of us call “fur clips” were originally called double-pronged clips or pin clips


            Page 1:
            Clip-mates
            Duettes
            British or European Double Clips??
            Other Frame Clips
            Double Pins
            Mystery Clip
            Page 2:
            Dress Clips
            Double-prong Clips (Fur)
            Dress Clips Construction & Patents
            *Written permission necessary to use information or pictures from this site in any other publications, written or electronic.
             

            Coro Duettes

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            Coro Peacocks Duette Fur Clips 1946

            Marked Sterling CoroCraft

            Coro Lotus Duette

            Unsigned

            Coro Lotus 1/2 Duette

            Unsigned Coro

            Signed Coro Duette Courtesy Gayla Esch

            Coro Triquette Courtesy ID: duplicated; Patti Matijevich

            Signed CoroCraft Sterling and Coro Duette

            Coro Love Birds Duette

            Back

            1941 Love Birds Ad Glamour magazine Courtesy Kevin Van Dyke

            Coro Duette Courtesy Pam Kirch

            Back

            Coro Duette

            Back

            Coro Duette

            Back

            Courtesy ID: dmb1031.

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            Deco style duette Courtesy Dinah Taylor

            Marked: 1798867 Coro Duette

            CoroCraft Sterling Fur Clip 1/2 of Duette

            Marked Sterling CoroCraft with Pegasus

            Coro Duette- unsigned Missing Pin Frame

            Marked Pat. #116490, which is wrong. Correct # is d126490

            Coro Lotus 1/2 Duette?

            Unsigned

            1/2 Duette

            Birds Duette Courtesy Jan Gaughan

            Marked: #1798867

            Courtesy ID angeldaze

            Marked: Coro, Pat. Pending

            Coro Duette Courtesy justabunchofwildflowers

            Coro Duette and Earrings Courtesy Norma

            Courtesy ID angeldaze

            Marked: Coro, Pat. Pending

            Coro Triquette Bracelet Courtesy Bonnie

             

            Trifari Clip-mates

            Clipmates are marked “Clip-mates” inside the mechanism on the dressclip attached inside the bottom of the clip, and may also have a stone setters number. Clipmates made from 1936 to the end of 1937 would have the “KTF” mark. Those marked “Clipmates” and “Trifari” would be dated from December of 1937, when the company switched to the Trifari mark.
            Click on pictures for larger image.

             


            Clip-mate

            Marked KTF, 153 Clip-mate

            Clip-mate

            Marked Clip-mate and a patent number

            Fruit Salad Clip-mate

            Marked Clip-mate Courtesy ID: jewel-nut

            Clip-mate

            Marked Clip-mate, TKF

            Clip-mate

            Marked Clip-mate, KTF, 52

            Clip-mate single

            Signed Clip-Mate Trifari, 47

            Clip-mate

            Marked Clip-mate and Trifari

            Clip-mate Missing clipback

            Marked Clip-mate, Trifari

            Clip-mate Courtesy Robin Deutsch

            Marked: Clip-mate, KTF, 49,32

            Clip-mate Courtesy Robin Deutsch

            Marked: Clip-mate, KTF Pat. 2050804

            Clip-mate

            Marked Trifari & Clip-mate Courtesy ID: jewel-nut

            Clip-mate missing pin frame

            Marked Clip-mate

            Clip-mate — very Deco

            Marked Clip-mate, KTF

            Trifari Tie-ups Courtesy Susan at Eureka

            Trifari Tie-ups Courtesy Rea Maurice

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            Possibly British or European Double Clips — All purchased in the UK

            Click on pictures for larger image.

             


            German Marked 299, GESCH

            Marked “Metal”

            Clips are marked “CP”, 36 and 37

            Pin frame is marked 36 and 37

            British or European Courtesy ID: palacecrystal

            Each piece 2 inches

            British Double Clip Marked: Silver England

            Courtesy The Duck Emporium

            Marcasite Clips

            Courtesy ID: floaty_cobweb

            British Hallmarks TM&Co, 1956 mark shows dress clips were made in England well into the 1950’s

            Courtesy ID: 4_what_its_worth

            Unusual double clip Probably British

            Courtesy ID: ladydocker

            Beautiful double clip Probably made in Great Britian

            Courtesy The Duck Emporium

             

            Other Frame Clips 

            Click on pictures for larger image.

             


            Boucher Clip Necklace
            See Patent

            Marked: 5525, Boucher on necklace 5528, Boucher on clip

            Hollywood Clip necklace Large Clip & pair of earrings

            Clip & necklace frame signed Hollywood

            Courtesy Mrs. Mud

            Mazer Double Clip Courtesy Cheri Van Hoover

            Boucher designed mechanism while working for Mazer Marked US PAT. 2034129

            Ora Originals Double Clip Unmarked Courtesy Cheri Van Hoover

            Hangtag: Ora Originals A Product of Agnini & Singer

            Courtesy ID: buzzz7-7

            Deco Double Clip Brooch Courtesy Merry Kaufman

            Marked Pat. 1801128 for mechanism by Waller 1931

            Notice odd pin placement.

            No markings

            3 pieces marked Pat. Pend

            Possibly Coro

            Marked Made in USA Pat. 1852188 by E.A. Phinney for Fuller & Son

            Bracelet with two dress clips

            XCourtesy ID: annsdogsnmore

            Bracelet with two dress clips Courtesy Gloria Barnhart

            Bracelet with two dress clips

             

            Doubles and Triples

            Click on pictures for larger image.

             


            Double Bird Pins Courtesy Linda Kent

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            No markings

            Harry Iskin Triette Courtesy Carolyn Davis

            Earrings and pinback brooch

             

            Mystery Interchangeable Clips

            Click on pictures for larger image.

             


            First 4 images Courtesty IDpenuk

            Similar to pin frame on bird clips above

            All pieces marked with either # 205???4 or Pat. Pend.

            See similarities to bird clip above

            This is not a Clip-mate, but has the Pat. 2050804 clearly marked on one of the combs

            Pin Frame Top # may be 205???4 Bottom # 2066969(Farnham clasp for pins)


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