hat pins
Millinery anchoring tools
Hat pins are long, sharp-pointed pins used to secure a hat to the wearer's hair, typically with a decorative head.
Popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when elaborate hats required anchoring, they doubled as self-defense weapons—a woman could discourage unwanted advances with a well-placed jab.
The term is usually written as one word: hatpins.
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