Chatelaines Keys

Acquiring a Chatelaine - The place would somebody occupied with collecting vintage chatelaines find one in the present day? Nice vintage dealers or jewelers will often have one for sale. Personal auctions, e-Bay and personal collections are additionally sources, but please keep in mind that antique chatelaines are rare items so don't count on a bargain. If it seems too good to be true, it most likely is. As talked about earlier in this article, these are high-ticket objects with an asking value from $150 for a easy antique metal chatelaine without appendages to a specialized museum-high quality chatelaine or equipage going for $2,500 and up.

This ribbon-and-ring chatelaine is an efficient example of a turn-of-the century home made chatelaine.

Inquisitive about owning a chatelaine, but an vintage one is a bit out of your price range? That’s OK, it’s out of mine, too. Don’t despair. You and I've several options from which to choose.

FashionableChatelaines are available by going to the e-Bay auction web site and typing in key phrase chatelaine, contacting one of the corporations on the market who sell chatelaines and stitching appendages (like Gelber Enterprises, 3708 McKinley Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95816) or heading to your local jewellery store. Even simpler-create a homemade one of our own.

How much does a contemporary one value? I might be glad to share that info with you, as I have one in every of my own, a gift from my husband for our twentieth marriage ceremony anniversary. My modern chatelaine is sterling and clips over my belt or hangs from a necklace. It has three appendages: a thimble with a hinged case, a needle case and a pair of scissors with a case. The price was around $150.

I’m also the proud owner of a contemporary selfmade one, passed down to me by my mother-in-law; it’s a ribbon-and-ring model, hot pink and paying homage to the selfmade chatelaines created on the turn of the century and featured in Queen, Women’ Residence Journal and different publications of that time period. This chatelaine is perfect to put on anytime, anyplace and for those of us with a shy streak, a chatelaine similar to this makes a beautiful conversation piece at a membership meeting.

In reality, I’ve solely briefly touched the floor on all there may be to know about chatelaines. If you happen to’d like to learn much more about these stunning gadgets, I recommend a trip to your native library. There's a great 1994 book by Genevieve E. Cummins and Nerylla D. Taunton entitled Chatelaines: Utility To Glorious Extravagance. If your library doesn’t have a replica, ask them to interlibrary loan it for you so you'll be able to learn more about this attention-grabbing artifact. QW