STICK PIN BROOCH & ANNULAR BROOCH

REPORTED BY: LEVY ANDHREI D. SANTOS

Stick pin brooch
• stick pins were largely created during 1830 and 1920 for a utilitarian purpose.
Fixing and holding a gentleman’s cravat in place, these were mainly made for
slippery and weighty fabrics. Stick pins allowed for wealthy gentleman to forge a
respectable appearance, incredibly important within their society.
• in 1832 everything changed! A pin-making machine was patented in America,
meaning that pins could be produced incredibly quickly, leading to the inevitable
rise of stick pins in the 1830s, as well as hat pins in the 1850s
• The mass production of stick pins occurred during the 1870s, leading to more
outlandish and creative features that were beyond the atypical jeweller including
animal heads, horseshoes, bugs, flowers, celestial pieces, and hearts.
• Despite pins being expensive and time-consuming to create, it didn’t lessen the
demand for them, however. At the beginning of the 19th century, the pin-making
industry was a cottage industry
ANNULAR BROOCH
• One of the oldest types of brooches. Also called the ring brooch,
this style dates all the way back to the fifth century in Europe.
• Annular brooches are of a broadly round form and were very
fashionable during the medieval period, particularly in the 13th
and 14th centuries
• annular brooches were mostly worn by women to fasten cloaks
and dresses. As such, they were generally worn on the shoulders
or chest, sometimes in a pair with one at each shoulder
The purpose of this report
• For all of us to know that everyone can wear this type of
jewelry not just the rich and people with high authorities even
if you are a Doctor, plumber, office worker, delivery boy and to
know the history of the stick pin brooches and annular
brooches
Thank you for listening!!