
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
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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
Coro Duettes
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![]() Coro Peacocks Duette Fur Clips 1946 |
![]() Marked Sterling CoroCraft |
![]() Coro Lotus Duette |
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![]() 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 |
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![]() 1941 Love Birds Ad Glamour magazine Courtesy Kevin Van Dyke |
![]() Coro Duette Courtesy Pam Kirch |
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![]() Coro Duette |
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![]() Coro Duette |
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![]() 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 |
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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.
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![]() 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 |
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![]() Marked Clip-mate, TKF |
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![]() 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
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![]() German Marked 299, GESCH |
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![]() Marked “Metal” |
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![]() Clips are marked “CP”, 36 and 37 |
![]() Pin frame is marked 36 and 37 |
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![]() British or European Courtesy ID: palacecrystal |
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![]() British Double Clip Marked: Silver England |
![]() Courtesy The Duck Emporium |
![]() Marcasite Clips |
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![]() Courtesy ID: floaty_cobweb |
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![]() 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 |
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![]() Beautiful double clip Probably made in Great Britian |
![]() Courtesy The Duck Emporium |
Other Frame Clips
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![]() 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 |
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![]() Deco Double Clip Brooch Courtesy Merry Kaufman |
![]() Marked Pat. 1801128 for mechanism by Waller 1931 |
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![]() 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
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![]() 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
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![]() 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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