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Trackylou

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Help!
« on: March 14, 2015, 09:50:55 am »
Could any body tell me what these are please, they  were my late Aunts, I had  thought paper clips but cannot see  anything like them on the internet?

Thanks alot.

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Re: Help!
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2015, 11:14:20 am »
Hello and welcome;
You are right about them being a paper clip...sometimes called "Letter Clips". Back when people would actually sit down and write a letter or two, these were used to make sure the finished product didn't get lost in desktop clutter.
http://antiqueauctionsnow.net/shop/brass-clip/Desktop-Items_28019 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/29307909/vintage-letter-or-paper-brass-clip