Penannular brooches

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These can be done in various forms and metals. From palin simple iron to fancy decorated with stones and designs. Penannular brooches, used as cloak pins, were worn by the Celts in Britain from about the third century into early Christian times. Worn at the shoulder or breast, the brooches were as small as an inch in diameter, or quite large. Some were plain bronze, iron or copper, and some jewelled and decorated with gilt, but all had one thing in common: a long loose pin that could slide around the ring. Penannular means almost a ring. Some were pseudo-penannular, i.e., made to look like true penannulars, except that the opening, although indicated, was closed.

To use a true penannular brooch, you insert the loose pin through a fold of fabric, bring the pin through from back to front through the opening, and then turn the ring to keep it on firmly. Sounds complicated? It isn't, and besides, six centuries of Celts did it to keep their cloaks on.

A common type of metal dress fastening found especially in post-Roman and later times down to the 10th century ad in northwest Europe. Developed out of earlier Iron Age and Roman brooch forms, penannular brooches comprise an open hoop with two terminals and a pin backing the hoop. The terminals in particular were often ornamented, some very elaborately Penannular brooches are another common type of brooch in the Iron Age and Roman periods, indeed, this style of brooch continues right through into the early medieval period.
The penannular is a relatively simple form of brooch which operates by pushing the pin through the cloth and 'locking' it against the terminals. Early penannulars offer very little scope for decoration as the terminals tend to be either curled or 'balled'. Major decoration of these brooches does not occur until the early medieval period when the terminals become more flattened.

 

 

 

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Simple Iron with a coiled pin.  3 inch Iron Pannanular Pin $15.00 + S/H&I  the smaller is $10.00.

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Simple Iron again but with a flatten around for the pin this time. Several sizes. Many smaller ones. Smaller ones are $5 or $8 depending on metal stock size.

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The small ones are are of stainless steel with copper pins for $8.00 each or the two for a set for $15.00 +S/H&I

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These are done in brass and are $8.00 or $10.00 depending on things.

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Either the spiral wrapped pin or the simple under single coil pin please indicate which one you want and the size as well. Two different sizes and round metal stock as well.

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More of a 'squared' ending or' horse shoe ' 'typed

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Did not want to be a belt buckle so it became one of these instead. $10.00 +S/H&I

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'Omega' styled pins

A different style Pan pin this one is for $15.00 +S?H&I

Also have a smaller one for $10.00 as well

 

 

 

 

 

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A few more iron smaller ones

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Simple = first you anneal/soften the metal.

Then you Coil it around a madrel to the size one wants to make them.

Snip accordingly.

Heat iron to flatten the ends and shape with file to ensure no burs. DO NOT HEAT non iron for it splatters if hit with hammer. Shape cold will work harden.

 

Pin is made on what or style you want to.

 

This takes time and is not as easy to do as one thinks nor does they just magically appear.

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Copper pins

Some more at May Faire 2012