Add a touch of timeless charm to your accessory collection with this vintage gold-tone stick pin. The piece features a beautifully textured heart-shaped head with a scalloped edge and elegant diagonal ribbing that catches the light from every angle. Perfect for securing a lapel, adorning a scarf, or adding a classic accent to a hat or tie, this pin is a versatile staple for any vintage enthusiast.

Design: Ribbed heart with scalloped edges.
Material: Polished gold-tone metal.
Backing: Traditional stick pin with a secure, removable end cap.
Year Estimate: Circa 1970s - 1980s.
Measurements: Heart head is approximately 0.75" wide; total pin length is 2.5".
Condition: Excellent vintage condition with a bright, lustrous finish.
Style: Retro, Romantic, Classic, Minimalist.

Collected by Mineral and Matter

This slender stick pin carries a small oval of damascene work, where a bird emerges in gold against a darkened ground. The scale is intimate, the detail precise—meant to be noticed only upon closer glance.

Worn on a lapel, collar, or scarf, it adds a subtle point of light—something almost secret.

Details

• Type: stick pin / hat pin

• Era: 1960s–1970s

• Material: gold tone metal, damascene inlay (gold on black)

• Size: approx. 1.75” length, 0.5” top width

• Style: oval bird motif

• Condition: very good vintage condition with light wear

Measurements

• Length: 1.75”

• Top: 0.5”

Collected by Mineral and Matter

The words Extra Special cut through a small rectangular gold-tone plaque in open block lettering — the kind of direct, self-assured sentiment that mid-century and early post-war novelty jewelry wore without irony. Stick pins of this type were pinned to lapels, hat bands, and scarves, a small declaration worn close to the body. Unsigned, as the vast majority of novelty stick pins were. A tiny, confident object with a lot of personality for its size.

DETAILS

Maker: Unsigned

Design: Open block letter "Extra Special" gold-tone plaque on stick pin; textured letter faces with polished border

Material: Gold-tone base metal

Era: 1970s–80s

Measurement: 2.25" stick; 0.75" wide pin top

Condition: Vintage with gentle surface wear consistent with age

Collected by Mineral and Matter

A delicate vintage Victorian revival stick pin featuring an oval locket-style top adorned with an oval pearl cabochon at its center. Fine engraved scrollwork surrounds the pearl, giving the piece a soft ornamental elegance reminiscent of late Victorian jewelry design.

Suspended below is a slender pin shaft with a decorative drop finial, accompanied by a safety chain with small bead accents, a feature commonly used on antique stick pins to secure the piece when worn on lapels, scarves, or cravats.

Stick pins like this were widely worn in the late 19th century and revived again during the early–mid 20th century, prized for their subtle ornament and refined scale. This piece carries that same quiet charm—small, detailed, and thoughtfully made.

Details

• Era: likely Victorian Revival, 1940s–1960s

• Material: gold tone metal, faux pearl accents

• Style: locket-style stick pin with safety chain

• Motif: engraved scrollwork and pearl cabochon

• Signature: unsigned

• Condition: vintage condition with light wear consistent with age

Measurements

• Total pin length: approx. 3 in.

• Locket top diameter: approx. 1.25 in.

Collected by Mineral and Matter