Cufflinks and Shirt Studs.

[The Mad Hatter]

I have always considered the cufflink to be uncomfortable, both physically and socially.

But recently I have come across some coin cufflinks that look pretty good and have some character.

Tobias Davis offers many for a bit more than $100. I particularly like their Indian Head penny cufflink:

http://www.neoclassicists.net/indygear/otherstuff/cufflink_indian.jpg

http://www.tobias-davis.co.uk/

Others can be found on Ebay for less than half that.

[Mycroft]

I personally like cufflinks, and the ones you found are very nice and unique.

[The Mad Hatter]

Here are the two that I just purchased from Ebay. The combined price was $36.00 (including shipping).

http://www.neoclassicists.net/indygear/otherstuff/indian_head_penny_cuff.jpg


http://www.neoclassicists.net/indygear/otherstuff/harpsilvercuffs.jpg

[Maj.Nick Danger]

......that I couldn't resist this fine cache of vintage items. Just snagged these tonight for 25 bucks on ebay. :) At least one set is matched, and the rest can be mixed and matched with each other.

[maintcoder]

Very nice deal, Major. Lately, I have been looking to add to the few cufflinks/tie bars I have as well. I will have to keep my eyes open in the eBay direction if your deal is indicative of what is available.

[Maj.Nick Danger]

Very nice deal, Major. Lately, I have been looking to add to the few cufflinks/tie bars I have as well. I will have to keep my eyes open in the eBay direction if your deal is indicative of what is available.

I saw a couple of good deals on men's vintage jewelry lots. Seems to be a good time to grab some as no one is bidding on these,........[huh] Get 'em while ya can, and good hunting. :cheers1:

[EL COLORADO]

Hey,.. pretty nifty there D-Man.
A vintage man can never have too many cufflinks.

Heres some from my box.
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/4366/eclinks7rk.jpg


EC

[Maj.Nick Danger]

Especially since they can be had, (for now anyway) for a song. :) I saw lots of familiar maker's names like Swank and Krementz, and lots of creative designs such as a fishing rod tie clasp.
I love those theatrical face cuff links, by the way. :)

[Mike in Seattle]

I've got several pair inherited from Dad and both grandfathers, along with my dad's and his dad's watches from the 20's & 40's. But my favorite pair of cufflinks were ones my mom found about 10 years ago. I do bookkeeping and taxes and she found a pair that look like old accounting ledgers. You can even open them up - one read "Debits" inside, the other reads "Credits." I haven't worn them to the annual meeting of a group I'm on the board of (treasurer of course!) in a couple of years so I'm thinking I'll do it this year - and hoping I can find a nifty double-breasted blue suite by then.

[Maj.Nick Danger]

Provided that no one snipes me, that is. :rolleyes:
I will share the wealth and offer some up as prizes in an as yet to be announced contest to complement the tie contests sponsored by our esteemed colleague Mr. Chevalier.

[JW]

In the 1940s, were cufflinks in use for daywear, or were they generally reserved for use with tuxedos?

How about studs in lieu of the buttons on the shirt front?

thanks!

[scotrace]

Other guys will jump in.

It depends on the cufflinks - and the shirt.
There are SO many jillions of cufflink designs. Very simple black links are usually for more formal wear or evening. The fun ones are the novelties. Little cigars, automobiles, hats, exotic themes, horses, dogs, political, club affiliation, you name it. Those are for other times and day wear.

Most shirt studs one sees are onyx or mother-of-pearl. Those go with starched shirts in a formal setting. If you find any "novelty" shirt studs... well... I'd think a time or six about those.. :)

Am I wrong, gentlemen?

[Feraud]

Based on period films, I recall seeing cufflinks on men during the daytime as well as for evening wear.
I think scotrace correctly summarized the day and night use of links & shirt studs.

[Senator Jack]

I try to match my links to the colors/patterns I'm wearing and therefore I don't think about what's formal or what's suitable for day/evening wear (Heck, just putting on a tie these days is considered formal, isn't it?)

Lately, I've been having my shirts made with removable button strips so I can use studs. Even with business shirts. I like to wear a bow tie occassionally, but I've always hated the look of exposed chest buttons, so on go the studs. As of yet, no one has mentioned their daytime appearance.


Regards,

Senator Jack

[JW]

Thanks for the info. I've always liked the look, but didnt want to appear too formal. Its good to know what other people think.

[dr greg]

I don't know about formal, but they stand out, dunno how old they are
http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/7576/linx6ae.png

[Shaul-Ike Cohen]

I like shirts with single cuffs for cufflinks or monkey's fists, not folded back like "French cuffs". Hard to get, but with some shirts, you can simply do away with the buttons.

Are these cuffs ahistorical? I've seen several times style police statements like "Cuff links are used only with folded/double/French cuffs" or even "may not be used but...."

[Mr. Rover]

I would think French cuffs were as common back in the day as they are today! I always see stars, such as Bogart in Maltese Falcon, wearing them in movies with regular suits.
I have a few shirts with French cuffs that I wear with my suits. The cufflinks add a level of panache to the outfit. I have also had shirts made with combination button/cufflink optional cuffs but tended to just use the butttons out of laziness.

[Shaul-Ike Cohen]

I would think French cuffs were as common back in the day as they are today!

You mean double cuffs, or buttonless cuffs in general?

[3PieceSuitGuy]

because I think barrel cuffs are informal when wearing a suit. I have always loved double cuffs and was thrilled when they came back into fashion. As the others have said, cufflinks are fine for day wear (not black onyx or mother of pearl inlaid ones - they are strictly for black and white tie respectively), but studs are strictly for formal wear. Black or gold for black tie, and mother of pearl for white tie.

As said by Scotrace avoid the novelty studs at all costs for evening wear.

Cheers

[Braxton36]

I think simple cufflinks look great with suits for business wear and they're certainly appropriate as a vintage look. I have several old pairs as they were common even in the Victorian era. Don't forget silk knots and other materials (alligator for instance). For evening I think you could get away with slightly dressier links with a suit. Black tie, as someone said, usually calls for black stones (onyx is typical) although I've seen some tasteful gold ones with tiny diamonds. White ties always requires pearl or mother of pearl. I've never seen studs worn with a regular suit but I'm sure they must have been at some point.

[Mr. Rover]

Buttonless single-cuffs were worn for the most formal of occassions, so I've read. I was referring to double cuffs as being common dress.

[Shaul-Ike Cohen]

To me (and to-day), buttonless single cuffs seem to be much more inconspicuous than double cuffs, but that may be because the mental distinction is made between double = formal vs. the rest.

[Senator Jack]

Huh? Just get out there. Who cares how conspicuous you are? The 21st Century has proved to be infinitely duller than what we were promised. Cinerama was larger than life. Now we must be cinerama. When people smile at you, you'll know what it's about.

Regards,

Senator Jack

[Maj.Nick Danger]

Better to be a bit conspicuous, (in a good old vintage sort of way) than to just sit back and let popular culture dictate style.

[Senator Jack]

Here, here, Major. Well said. I went out to work today in my houndstooth overcoat and bowler hat, driving down the highway in my 66 convertible Mustang. Was I conspicuous? You bet your arse. Did I make people smile? Same again. To hell with the modern day dullards. We're the people making life interesting for them.

Regards,

Senator Jack

[scotrace]

Some of my cufflinks. A nickel for scale. The black rectangle at front is a 20's shirt stud. Note the rather scarce bulldog. My very favorite are the deco mother-of-pearl. Given as a gift, they're from the late 40's. The original owner was a young relative who died unexpectedly in his late teens. Very precious thing due to my having been honored with it.

http://www.susan-daniels.com/cufflinks1.jpg

[Rosie]

I love the bulldog and the car, very unique. I have some of my dad's cuff links which I sometimes wear with my french cuff shirts. I have my eye on a pair of rotary phone cufflinks now, if no one snatches them away.

[Jay]

How exactly do those shirt studs work? I have a couple but can't figure them out. Are there instructions out there?

[upr_crust]

. . . it encompassed not only my interest in hats, but my passion for cufflinks.

I will endeavor to get a picture of my collection (it may require pictures - I have some 50-60 pairs of cufflinks). Living in a small apartment in Manhattan, and being of an acquisitive nature, collecting cufflinks seemed a natural fit.

Here's one picture of one of my more recent purchases - sterling silver, set with small garnets in a 14K gold bezel.

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/5277/01515aut4.th.jpg (http://img396.imageshack.us/my.php?image=01515aut4.jpg)

[Happy Stroller]

How exactly do those shirt studs work? I have a couple but can't figure them out. Are there instructions out there?
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I wonder why you didn't start a new thread, since this one is about cuff-links, not shirt studs. You might consider posting your question in the General Attire & Accouterments section, as your question may be more relevant over there.

Also, since there are different kinds of shirt studs, perhaps you should describe the structure of the ones you have so that the answers in response to your question will be more relevant to you.

[Tomasso]

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e141/tmgco/Shoes074.jpg

[Zemke Fan]

How exactly do those shirt studs work? I have a couple but can't figure them out. Are there instructions out there?... work with formal shirts. Buttons above the cumberbund (top three or four) have no buttons but a double set of holes. The stud acts as the button. Just like cufflinks do on the wrist.


I wonder why you didn't start a new thread, since this one is about cuff-links, not shirt studs. You might consider posting your question in the General Attire & Accouterments section, as your question may be more relevant over there.
Photos and discussion about studs are okay, too. But what I want to see are COLLECTIONS. Not just the one pair that you have in your drawer... So, Upr Crust, give us some more photos, please...

Tomasso, here are the silver ones from the Tiffany site. (Thanks for the link!)

http://www.fhhutchison.com/images/fedora/Tiffany.jpg

[upr_crust]

My posting was something of a crime of opportunity, as I had the stray picture of the links on my work PC, but I should document my collection, and I will endeavor to photograph them all for your delectation and enjoyment.


... work with formal shirts. Buttons above the cumberbund (top three or four) have no buttons but a double set of holes. The stud acts as the button. Just like cufflinks do on the wrist.


Photos and discussion about studs are okay, too. But what I want to see are COLLECTIONS. Not just the one pair that you have in your drawer... So, Upr Crust, give us some more photos, please...

Tomasso, here are the silver ones from the Tiffany site. (Thanks for the link!)

http://www.fhhutchison.com/images/fedora/Tiffany.jpg

[Marc Chevalier]

I wonder why you didn't start a new thread, since this one is about cuff-links, not shirt studs. You might consider posting your question in the General Attire & Accouterments section, as your question may be more relevant over there.

Also, since there are different kinds of shirt studs, perhaps you should describe the structure of the ones you have so that the answers in response to your question will be more relevant to you.

Happy Stroller, you crack me up! lol I've never seen anyone satirize the FL or the LL so well!

.

[scotrace]

And it is now a moot point :)

[Senator Jack]

Simple but elegant.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/senatorjack/Picture005.jpg

Goes great with a purple shirt and a highball.

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/senatorjack/Picture004.jpg

Why can't they make anything like this any more?

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/senatorjack/Picture003.jpg

[Tomasso]

Why can't they make anything like this any more?


They do, it's out there.

[Tony in Tarzana]

Here's a pair I'm getting from our estate jewelry guys. They're said to be from the 1920s, stamped platinum and 14K gold, with what may be tiny diamonds in them.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/tonyintarzana/1920sCufflinks02.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/tonyintarzana/1920sCuflinks01.jpg

[DancingSweetie]

Tony those are great, and I like your new avatar!

[Zemke Fan]

Planning on giving these to my business partners for Christmas presents...

Not too bad for $12 each! (Don't tell THEM that) ;)

http://www.fhhutchison.com/images/fedora/PinkLink.jpg

[Tomasso]

I much prefer double sided links; not a big fan of the toggle back.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/tonyintarzana/1920sCuflinks01.jpg

[scotrace]

Planning on giving these to my business partners for Christmas presents...

Not too bad for $12 each! (Don't tell THEM that) ;)


See the "Knowledge is Power" thread. ;)

[Tony in Tarzana]

Thanks, Dancing Sweetie and Tomasso!

I figured since this is the Fedora Lounge after all, I ought to go with a fedora in my avatar again. :D

[Happy Stroller]

I wonder why you didn't start a new thread, since this one is about cuff-links, not shirt studs.
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Oops! Just noticed this thread is about cuff-links and shirt studs! A thousand apologies to you, Jay.

[Jay]

All is well, all is well.

[maintcoder]

and just in time for the QM formal event!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/maintcoder/Accessories/cufflinksandstuds.jpg

[Tomasso]

Onyx and ?



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/maintcoder/Accessories/cufflinksandstuds.jpg

I wish more vintage sets came with four studs.[huh]

[maintcoder]

Onyx and ?


I wish more vintage sets came with four studs.[huh]

Sorry about the lacking description. They are onyx and silver on gold according to the salesperson.

[Barry]

I'm slowly purchasing new clothes (shirt, ties, suits) since I'm starting a new career. Most of my old work clothes do not fit so well anymore and also my new job will most likely require business dress.

Here are some cufflinks I picked up on E-bay. I usually wear silk knots but I sure like these better!

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l260/swingcatswing/th_clinks.jpg (http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l260/swingcatswing/clinks.jpg)

[Zemke Fan]

Mine seem to all be silver. I need to find a few pairs in gold, too.

[scotrace]

Beautiful!

[Marc Chevalier]

Some cufflinks of mine. Except for the braided silk ones at the bottom right, all of them are from 1900 to 1940:


http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j62/cleydael/newpics025.jpg

[Tony in Tarzana]

I had my eye on a set of evening studs by Krementz that included the elusive waistcoat studs, but the bidding got a little out of hand, at least for my budget.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130035268525

Actually, if they're solid 14K, the winning bid isn't out of line, these days.

[Marc Chevalier]

The prices for these full sets have skyrocketed. Krementz mass-produced the stuff; it wasn't high end.


In the late '80s and even early '90s, you could buy an onyx/gold (or mother-of-pearl/white gold) complete 1920s-'30s set for around $50.


.

[shindeco]

A few of mine:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f168/shindeco/cufflinks.jpg

[Matt Deckard]

All of them have soo much style and they just aren't gaudy like the ones you see today at the local Macy's.

Who likes the plain old silver oval when they can have a gold circle with a feasant in the middle or the jade green geisha fans on the wrist.

[Quigley Brown]

I have dozens of vintage sets, but I find this pair a bit odd. They're actual sea horses. Most likely there was a matching tie bar to make the set complete.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/quigley_brown/seahorse.jpg

[shindeco]

All of them have soo much style and they just aren't gaudy like the ones you see today at the local Macy's.

Who likes the plain old silver oval when they can have a gold circle with a feasant in the middle or the jade green geisha fans on the wrist.

And they charge outrageous prices for the most boring cufflinks. I don't think I've ever spent more than $20 for a vintage pair. (I've seen them more expensive but I'm just cheap)

[AlanC]

Some in original boxes:

http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/9953/p1010209wy6.jpg

Mother of pearl links:

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/9002/moplinksfe0.jpg

Mostly Belais 14k white gold front; the front row middle and right pairs are base metal in the same style:

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/3426/p1010221ac6.jpg

Snap links:

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/9755/p1010160lg3.jpg

Some misc:

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/655/p1010219xk7.jpg

[upr_crust]

. . .sterling silver set with cabochon sapphires.

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/501/00619a2ag0.th.jpg (http://img138.imageshack.us/my.php?image=00619a2ag0.jpg)

[Mr. Rover]

Some cufflinks of mine. Except for the braided silk ones at the bottom right, all of them are from 1900 to 1940:


http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j62/cleydael/newpics025.jpg

Man....how long did it take for you to lay those out?

[Marc Chevalier]

Man....how long did it take for you to lay those out?
About five minutes, maybe less. Nice double-sided cufflinks should get laid from time to time.

.

[Tomasso]

Nice double-sided cufflinks should get laid from time to time.

.

Press (http://bogart-tribute.net/sounds/mind.wav)

[metalnut]

Why not use a website to display the collection so all can enjoy. I did this with my pipes www.smokingmetal.co.uk and there is a link to the guys who designed the site for me
Tony in England, the Metalnut


Very nice deal, Major. Lately, I have been looking to add to the few cufflinks/tie bars I have as well. I will have to keep my eyes open in the eBay direction if your deal is indicative of what is available.

[upr_crust]

I had occasion to photograph the entire collection of cufflinks recently - here are some samples:

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/7288/0011azf5.th.jpg (http://img128.imageshack.us/my.php?image=0011azf5.jpg)

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2672/0022ago9.th.jpg (http://img255.imageshack.us/my.php?image=0022ago9.jpg)

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/1166/0033ary7.th.jpg (http://img255.imageshack.us/my.php?image=0033ary7.jpg)

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/3342/0044atg9.th.jpg (http://img255.imageshack.us/my.php?image=0044atg9.jpg)

http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/1706/0055art2.th.jpg (http://img48.imageshack.us/my.php?image=0055art2.jpg)

[Feraud]

Welcome to the Lounge upr_crust! You have a great collection of cufflinks.

I work Midtown East Side and I would swear I have seen you before. Very few fellows wear hats and we who do tend to stand out.

[AlanC]

Latest acquisition:

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/4195/imageviewqf7.jpg

http://img476.imageshack.us/img476/852/p1010263fi6.jpg

[Chanfan]

I must admit, not being in to vintage before hand, I don't think I was really aware that non-toggle backs were available, much less common. Pardon my ignorance, but is there a preference in their use between different cuff types?

Other than it seems to me, why just have one side decorated, when you can have both…

[Brian Sheridan]

I hope I did not steal these from a fellow Lounger.

The description dates them as the 1930's. They look like they just could be...

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w297/BrianSheridan/CLSTERSWANK2.jpg
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w297/BrianSheridan/CLSTERSWANK1.jpg

[upr_crust]

. . . it's only when I am littering Madison Avenue with bits of my accrued personal net worth that I am there.;) .

I live on the West Side, and work downtown, but do occasionally visit Midtown East, generally either when I want to see what I can't afford for the current season, fashion-wise, or when such swag goes on sale, such that I might find it affordable.

As for the collection of cufflinks, thanks for the compliment, but the pictures posted are only a small fraction of the entire collection - more pix to come!


Welcome to the Lounge upr_crust! You have a great collection of cufflinks.

I work Midtown East Side and I would swear I have seen you before. Very few fellows wear hats and we who do tend to stand out.

[AlanC]

I must admit, not being in to vintage before hand, I don't think I was really aware that non-toggle backs were available, much less common. Pardon my ignorance, but is there a preference in their use between different cuff types?

Other than it seems to me, why just have one side decorated, when you can have both…

Just browse throught the cufflinks section at ebay and you will be overwhelmed by vintage double-sided links at affordable prices. I don't own any toggle backs.

[upr_crust]

. .. just when you thought it was safe to log on again . . .:)

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/3738/0066ayy3.th.jpg (http://img339.imageshack.us/my.php?image=0066ayy3.jpg)

http://img485.imageshack.us/img485/5354/0077awo9.th.jpg (http://img485.imageshack.us/my.php?image=0077awo9.jpg)

http://img485.imageshack.us/img485/8951/0088abn6.th.jpg (http://img485.imageshack.us/my.php?image=0088abn6.jpg)

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/394/0099aje2.th.jpg (http://img339.imageshack.us/my.php?image=0099aje2.jpg)

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/2189/01010avf9.th.jpg (http://img339.imageshack.us/my.php?image=01010avf9.jpg)

[scotrace]

That is QUITE a collection of beautiful cufflinks. Wow!

[upr_crust]

. . . and, believe it or not, there are more photos to be posted, which I will post when next I have the chance. The collection is the byproduct of living in a small space, and having an acquisitive nature - one collects that which one can fit into one's small Manhattan apartment.


That is QUITE a collection of beautiful cufflinks. Wow!

[upr_crust]

. . . for better or worse, yes.

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/1757/01212aev1.th.jpg (http://img140.imageshack.us/my.php?image=01212aev1.jpg)

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/1773/01313all4.th.jpg (http://img140.imageshack.us/my.php?image=01313all4.jpg)

http://img477.imageshack.us/img477/817/01515afp8.th.jpg (http://img477.imageshack.us/my.php?image=01515afp8.jpg)

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/1117/01818auq4.th.jpg (http://img140.imageshack.us/my.php?image=01818auq4.jpg)

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4308/02020abg9.th.jpg (http://img140.imageshack.us/my.php?image=02020abg9.jpg)

I think that does it, until I buy more, perhaps ;)

[Nick D]

These were apparently my great-grandpa's, found them while we were cleaning my grandparent's house. I like them a lot more than regular cufflinks, I can put them on, then put on the shirt, with no fussing to get the links in.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/hawkthrower/DSC04472.jpg

[Zemke Fan]

Great vintage links... Wear them with pride, ND!

[Feraud]

I bought these two sets today in Brooklyn.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/feraud/General/DSC00975.jpg

[adamgottschalk]

Here, I'll show you mine first:

http://adamgottschalk.net/links.jpg

My favorites are lower right, the chess kings and the coliseum. I also fancy the pink ones a great deal. I've collected these over the last few months; I started out wanting to find cufflinks that had decorated tabs/insides, as with the brown ones lower left, which have little "pointers" in the same color as the rest on the inside/tab. I would like the kind which are connected by a chain/link instead of having a rotatable tab (like the ones back right), but I can't put those on by myself. The gunmetal black ones, one piece curved with a ball for the inside, are superb, oh so easy to put on, and elegantly simple.

[Babydoll]

Just came across a pair of cufflinks online that are made from old typewriter keys. I think they're pretty cool!

http://www.prettygoodgoods.org/product/show/4665

[Orgetorix]

Just came across a pair of cufflinks online that are made from old typewriter keys. I think they're pretty cool!

http://www.prettygoodgoods.org/product/show/4665

Yes, those are cool, but I wish they were made with reproduction keys. I understand that vintage typewriters are becoming harder to find, in part because they're being cannibalized to make this jewelry.

[rockyj]

Some of my cufflinks. A nickel for scale. The black rectangle at front is a 20's shirt stud. Note the rather scarce bulldog. My very favorite are the deco mother-of-pearl. Given as a gift, they're from the late 40's. The original owner was a young relative who died suddenly on the basketball court in his teens. Very precious thing due to my having been honored with it.

http://www.susan-daniels.com/cufflinks1.jpg
Would you mind telling me where you got them or had them made

[Feraud]

Luck be a flea market today..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/feraud/Fedora%20Lounge/DSC00568.jpg

[Lancealot]

I mentioned in another post I had picked up a French Cuff shirt. I mentioned it to my mother and she did some digging a ther house and found a pair of cufflinks my father had and gave them to me. I would guess them to be about 35-40 years old. I was wondering if ya'll could help me figure out any history on them. The only manufacturer indication I see is is stamped on one side it says J.M. sterling.
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s176/landulac1978/009.jpg

Thanks for your help.

[Feraud]

Hmmm.. not sure if I like these.
Too flashy? What do you think?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/feraud/Fedora%20Lounge/DSC02128.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/feraud/Fedora%20Lounge/DSC02131.jpg

[BJBAmerica]

I kinda like 'em......Look to be a deep, dark blue when the flash isn't on them directly (looking at the shrit stud in the upper right of the pic).

But no, I wouldn't say they are too flashy at all.....Nice set!!

[Vintage Betty]

I'm offering free cufflinks over at the Classifieds. Offer ends this Sunday.

Vintage Betty

[Feraud]

Not sure where to post this but I just wanted to give a heads up on how stylish we are. ;)
Collar Bars!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/feraud/Clothes/scan0187.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/feraud/Clothes/scan0190.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/feraud/Clothes/scan0191.jpg

Collar bar on a button down shirt. Hmm...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/feraud/Clothes/scan0192.jpg

[Marc Chevalier]

Collar bar on a button down shirt. Hmm...



Yes, Fred Astaire wore this same combination in the late 1920s, when he was still performing on Broadway with his sister, Adele.


It's equivalent to wearing pants with suspenders and a belt lol


.

[Feraud]

Astaire was one of a kind.

I like the club collars in the first picture. They need to make a mainstream comeback. The variety would be nice.

[Feraud]

Here is a cufflink/shirt stud set.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/feraud/Fedora%20Lounge/DSC02603.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/feraud/Fedora%20Lounge/DSC02604.jpg
I love that logo!

[Lancealot]

Here's my one and only set of cufflinks. They belonged to my dad.

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s176/landulac1978/Cufflinks/010.jpg

Need to do some more hunting for some others.

[scotrace]

Would you mind telling me where you got them or had them made


I'm sorry Rockyj, I just saw this request this morning! :(

The shirt stud is from eBay. The rest are all either gifts or were handed down to me.

[Anthony Jordan]

Here are some collar bars:

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/Picture210.jpg

(Rolled gold, gilt and chrome respectively, I think)

An old favourite - bachelor's button style gilt and glass/paste evening cufflinks with glass/paste studs:

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/Picture205.jpg

A modern set of studs and links - cream and black enamel by Austin Reed:

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/Picture212.jpg

Just by way of variation, two watch chains/straps, one a fancy silver link, the other plaited leather:

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/Picture209.jpg

finally, a brass and celluloid studs and links box:

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/Picture207.jpg

[imoldfashioned]

Yes, those are cool, but I wish they were made with reproduction keys. I understand that vintage typewriters are becoming harder to find, in part because they're being cannibalized to make this jewelry.

Here's some made with vintage parts (cheaper too).
http://www.whatsyourtype.com/cufflinks.html

I've had my eye on this jewelry made from watch components;
http://www.tokens-coins.com/watch.html

[Feraud]

Ouch! That watch jewelry hurts like seeing these...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/feraud/General/cufflinkbracelet1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/feraud/General/tie_dress2_front_a.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/feraud/General/Knittingneedles1.jpg

[Foofoogal]

I agree Feraud. Ouch!
I am glad I am female but cufflinks solely make me want to be a man. I think they just scream class. That studs and links box is amazing.
Still wondering if they make a book on cufflinks as I cannot find it if they do and if not someone needs to write one.
Did find a few sites online that sells them exclusively though.

[Anthony Jordan]

Those boxes are fairly common over here, actually; I first saw a picture of one in a Shire Album called Gentlemen's Dress Accessories and decided that I wanted one:

http://www.csbooks.co.uk/acatalog/info_S_3904X.html

The book is quite a good brief introduction to the subject, and does cover cufflinks amongst other things.

[Dinerman]

Here's some of my links.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j164/dinerman/IMG_3849.jpg

[imoldfashioned]

Ouch! That watch jewelry hurts like seeing these...

I know, I hate myself for loving the look of it so much knowing the parts have essentially been cannibalized, but I still think it is cool jewelry.

[carter]

Two items I picked-up at OFAS this evening.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1259/1425081093_b244c4e54d.jpg Watch Works cuff links and tie tac

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1393/1425080951_1176d628bd.jpg Watch Works cuff link detail

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1130/1425080889_2870c558a1.jpg Victorian Amber Oval cuff link detail

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1224/1425080827_7e1a082356.jpg Victorian Amber Oval cuff links

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1335/1425080741_4b7affbd91.jpg side view

[Mr. Rover]

Here's some of my links.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j164/dinerman/IMG_3849.jpg

WOW- the collection and the presentation. All of my links are messily in a Lucky Strike tin...

[imoldfashioned]

WOW- the collection and the presentation. All of my links are messily in a Lucky Strike tin...

Ditto--I spent a couple minutes ogling the box before I noticed what was in it--very nice!

[Dinerman]

I do like that box. It came with a big lot with no real mention that it was coming with them. Kind of a happy surprise.
When I have the sunlight tomorrow, I'll put up some shots of the rest of my stuff.

[Lucky Strike]

Here are a few cufflink/watch combos, mostly double-posted from the What-are-you-wearing thread on Styleforum:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/sluttstykke/nmfghkuh.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/sluttstykke/DSC01007.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/sluttstykke/erthetjyj.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/sluttstykke/gayjrtjy.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/sluttstykke/Mansj143.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/sluttstykke/rr1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/sluttstykke/styleforum/DSC00426.jpg

(Divided in two posts to save some bandwidth)

[AlanC]

^Good to have you over here, Lucky Strike.

[Lucky Strike]

Next batch:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/sluttstykke/styleforum/DSC00548.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/sluttstykke/styleforum/DSC00019.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/sluttstykke/styleforum/DSC00669.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/sluttstykke/styleforum/DSC00748.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/sluttstykke/styleforum/DSC01033.jpg

[Lucky Strike]

^Good to have you over here, Lucky Strike.

Heh, thanks, Alan - I'll be able to vent my "buy vintage, you fools" rants here instead of at SF. :rolleyes:

[Vintage Betty]

WOW- the collection and the presentation. All of my links are messily in a Lucky Strike tin...

WOW :eek: I don't know which I like better...the box or the collection!
Makes me want to completely reorganize my husband's collection into something as swell.

I'm curious (feel free to ignore this) what else was in the lot?

Thanks for posting!

Vintage Betty

[AlanC]

These snap links are on their way to me:

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/8163/851a1at1.jpg

[Feraud]

Those are beautiful!

[Feraud]

Bought four pair of cufflinks with a matching tie clip for six dollars at a church flea market this a.m.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/feraud/General/DSC03052.jpg

[Cicero]

A gift from a good friend.
Looooove cufflinks.

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/1870/cufflinksqp0.jpg

[Feraud]

I got this from a tiny thrift shop in Queens.
Two sets of snap cufflinks and a complete men's jewelry set. The set includes a key chain, cufflinks, collar bar, and tie bar.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/feraud/General/DSC03458.jpg

[Marty M.]

I got this from a tiny thrift shop in Queens.
Two sets of snap cufflinks and a complete men's jewelry set. The set includes a key chain, cufflinks, collar bar, and tie bar.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/feraud/General/DSC03458.jpg

Hi Feraud, pardon my ignorence, but how does the key chain work? Can you snap a pic of you wearing it? Hope all is well in New York.
Marty Mathis

[Feraud]

Hi Feraud, pardon my ignorence, but how does the key chain work? Can you snap a pic of you wearing it? Hope all is well in New York.
Marty Mathis
Hello Marty.
Your keyring snaps into the large ring
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/feraud/General/DSC03477.jpg

The smaller end is clipped onto the belt
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/feraud/General/DSC03472.jpg
So when are you coming back to NYC? :)

[AlanC]

I just got these (http://www.kentwang.com/product_info.php?cPath=1&products_id=113) from Kent Wang, vintage buttons made into cufflinks:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2390/1910667134_82e119dad8_m.jpg

Won this dress set (awaiting delivery):

http://i18.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/c2/28/aefd_1.JPG

And got these horn links the other day (dime for scale):

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/8310/p1011366zo2.jpg

[Marty M.]

Hello Marty.
Your keyring snaps into the large ring
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/feraud/General/DSC03477.jpg

The smaller end is clipped onto the belt
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/feraud/General/DSC03472.jpg
So when are you coming back to NYC? :)

Aha, so that's how. It's kind of the "Gentlemans" version of the black "Truckers" wallet with the long chain. I think New York is late Jan. We need another Lounge get together.
Marty Mathis

[Mike in Seattle]

Now that I've finally figured out how to post pix, and how to go into the extreme close-up mode on the camera, here are some of my cufflinks. I've got a tie with the hunter's horn on it and usually wear that tie & links around the holidays.

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd215/mikeoak840/Cufflinks1.jpg

My favorite (since I'm in accounting & taxes) is the set of ledgers. One side is debits and the other credits.

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd215/mikeoak840/Cufflinks2.jpg

They open to show the ledger sheet inside.

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd215/mikeoak840/Cufflinks3.jpg

And no, they're not vintage - they're about 7-8 years old.

[Marty M.]

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd215/mikeoak840/Cufflinks2.jpg

They open to show the ledger sheet inside.

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd215/mikeoak840/Cufflinks3.jpg

And no, they're not vintage - they're about 7-8 years old.

Wow, these are the coolest links I've seen. Great find Mike in Seattle.
Marty

[AlanC]

My dress set came yesterday. I don't know if it's ever been used.

Cool box:

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/6797/p1011549hd3.jpg

Open:

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/8869/p1011550yn4.jpg

Detail:

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/2395/p1011547lw3.jpg

Moral: You can do pretty well on ebay with $10.

[Orgetorix]

Beautiful, Alan. Is the inset portion MOP?

[Feraud]

A nice set at a great price AlanC!

[AlanC]

Thank you, gentlemen. I'm quite happy with them. I'm trying to get my dinner jacket kit together for my semi-formal debut.


Is the inset portion MOP?
Yes.

[Martinis at 8]

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n169/auto447019/cufflinks001.jpg

These cuff links are my favorite set. They are from a discontinued line from James Avery Craftsman. I had them resurrect the molds and make me a set for me as a special run. They are replica Spanish pieces of eight, 14k yellow and white gold.

M8

[Mike in Seattle]

I saw a pair at Macy's last night...little hot sauce bottles like Tabasco sauce...I'm thinking I should go buy a pair just in case. My clueless other half, even with me ooo'ing and ah'ing and "these are so nifty!" 'ing over them will still give me a gift certificate to some store I don't normally frequent at Xmas. "An Apple Store gift certificate...how thoughtful, considering you have a Mac and I have a PC..."

[Anthony Jordan]

I recently went on a cufflink buying binge. Here are a few of the ones I've decided to pass on, plus a couple to keep:

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/011-1.jpg
Nice thick MoP - now on their way to a fellow-Lounger


http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/009-1.jpg
Glass initial links - nice if you happen to be a "B"!


http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/008-1.jpg
Rather nifty expandable links - presumably to allow you to leave them in the shirt, the chain pulls out to about 1 1/2" or more


http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/007-1.jpg
Some fairly simple links with a semi-floral pattern


http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/006-1.jpg
Silver Dollar cufflinks?


http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/005-1.jpg
Some fairly basic wheel-style links


http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/004-1.jpg
I quite like these simple octagonal gilt links on their original card - "Sleeve links for soft cuffs"


http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/002-1.jpg
The first of the keepers - cheap faux pearl single sides, but I like them (am wearing them now, in fact - shirt is Charles Tyrwhitt mango sateen stripe.)

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/003-1.jpg
My absolute favourites - nice solid MoP square double-side links

More to follow if time permits!

[Another here:



http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/004-2.jpg
Cross-hatched MoP]

[Anthony Jordan]

Time did permit, so...

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/014-1.jpg
Lime green glass


http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/013-1.jpg
Peacock celluloid


http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/012.jpg
Black enamel, or possibly some sort of plastic


http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/011-2.jpg
Chrome expandable links with a bluish stone inset


http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/010-1.jpg
Red glass


http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/009-2.jpg
Game links (pheasants?), also extendable


http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/008-2.jpg
9ct gold "Sunbust" links


http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/007-2.jpg
Amber and lucite


http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/006-2.jpg
Oval MoP with a bevelled edge


http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/005-2.jpg
Simple round MoP

[Tomasso]

Wonderful

[Marty M.]

I also love the Mother of Pearl links. Classic.
Marty Mathis

[Marty M.]

These are some fun Cuff Links from the '60's. Thanks.
Marty Mathis

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f205/martym123/P1010034.jpg
The Golfer.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f205/martym123/P1010028.jpg
Cosmos with tie tac.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f205/martym123/P1010031-1.jpg
Fly Fishing.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f205/martym123/P1010027.jpg
Big Boy w/tie tac.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f205/martym123/P1010033.jpg
Helmet and Shield
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f205/martym123/P1010030.jpg
And my personal favorite, The Lovers.

[imoldfashioned]

Now that I've finally figured out how to post pix, http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd215/mikeoak840/Cufflinks3.jpg

Not only did you learn how to post pics, but you can put those nifty frames around them too! Great cufflinks--I love novelty pieces that open and such.

[stevechasmar]

This pair dates to the early 1950s...

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii311/stevechasmar/91910603_o.jpg

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii311/stevechasmar/91910877_o.jpg

[Marty M.]

[QUOTE=stevechasmar]This pair dates to the early 1950s...

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii311/stevechasmar/91910603_o.jpg

Oh man, I love these. Tasty, tasty tasty. :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap
Marty Mathis

[Dagwood]

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/4263/pict0053te6.jpg

[Marty M.]

Very classic looking set of links Dagwood :eusa_clap .
Marty Mathis

[Marty M.]

Pin-up cuff links. Yeah baby. Thanks for viewing.
Marty Mathis

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f205/martym123/P1010098.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f205/martym123/P1010096.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f205/martym123/P1010094.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f205/martym123/P1010093.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f205/martym123/P1010091.jpg

[Marty M.]

Here are the black and white links the move. Thanks for viewing.
Marty Mathis

]http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f205/martym123/P1010088.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f205/martym123/P1010099.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f205/martym123/P1010100.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f205/martym123/P1010101.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f205/martym123/P1010102.jpg

[indycop]

Here are the black and white links the move. Thanks for viewing.
Marty Mathis
[/IMG]
Move?Did I miss something?Are you going somewhere? Jacksonville perhaps..:rolleyes:

Do you have to go to Minnesota to order from you Marty?

[indycop]

I know there is a Fedora lounge lapel pin, and I have heard of FL matchbooks though I can't find anything on them, but is there or have there have there ever been FL cufflinks?

If not could we talk MK into getting some?;) :D

[Tomasso]

Move?Did I miss something?Are you going somewhere? Jacksonville perhaps..:rolleyes:

I'm thinkin' typo. ;)


Here are the black and white links that move.

[indycop]

I'm thinkin' typo. ;)
I could see me getting in trouble with those! Hey, why do you keep staring at your wrists? Huh, uhh? :D :rolleyes:

[Anthony Jordan]

I recently picked up these:

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/003-2.jpg

The square ones I have decided to keep, the cabochon ones I am passing-on. I think these glass-type links are much underrated.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/005-3.jpg

[Marty M.]

Sweet links AJ. At the very least, you'll be able to wear them on St. Patrick's Day.
Marty

[Dinerman]

three pairs of curling cufflinks. One streamline pair, two seagram stone ones, one pair gold, one pair silver.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee100/dinerman2/curlcl-1.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee100/dinerman2/stonelinks.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee100/dinerman2/seag-1.jpg

[Marty M.]

Those links are really sweet Dinerman.
Marty Mathis

[Quigley Brown]

Here's some sets (probably 1960s) that I had forgotten about. I find them a bit gaudy, but still interesting.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/quigley_brown/4-10.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/quigley_brown/2-17.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/quigley_brown/3-13.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/quigley_brown/1-20.jpg

[Marty M.]

I love the links Quig. I think that the last one should be adopted as the official uniform for the LPGA :eusa_clap .
Marty Mathis

[Warbaby]

While they may look a bit tacky to modern eyes, brown ones with palm trees are pretty nifty and fairly rare. They're real tortoise shell inlaid with aluminum. They were a popular tourist item from the south seas islands (note the FIJI on the side of yours) and the aluminum would date them to the period during or just after WWII when there was a lot of military scrap aluminum. I have a tortoise ring inlaid with 'SAMOA' in silver that dates from around the turn of the century and a later one with 'FIJI' in aluminum.

[Patrick Murtha]

Here's some sets (probably 1960s) that I had forgotten about. I find them a bit gaudy, but still interesting.

I love gaudy! :)

[Feraud]

Found these today.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/feraud/Jewelry/DSC04159.jpg

I have had these for a while but am thinking of putting them in the classifieds. I rarely wear them.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/feraud/Jewelry/DSC04160.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/feraud/Jewelry/DSC04161.jpg

[univibe88]

My skull & crossbones:

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p202/redhook88/DSC_0270.jpg

[Patrick Murtha]

My skull & crossbones:

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p202/redhook88/DSC_0270.jpg

Nice shot. Like the scotch too. :)

[Zemke Fan]

They reportedly need replating, but I am thinking about getting a friend of mine to make me up some pairs in .925 sterling and 14kt gold plate over sterling. Anyone interested?

http://www.fhhutchison.com/images/fedora/Sky_Cuff.jpg

[Orgetorix]

Just picked these up on Ebay a couple days ago:

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q163/jccavanaugh/DSC00663.jpg

[AlanC]

^I'm always a sucker for the button style links. Good find.

[Mr. Rover]

My skull & crossbones:

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p202/redhook88/DSC_0270.jpg

Very cool! I have a skull & crossbones lapel pin and am always afraid to wear it out fearing that some secret society people will do a handshake and I'll have to embarrassingly admit I bought it at J.Press on a whim.

[univibe88]

Very cool! I have a skull & crossbones lapel pin and am always afraid to wear it out fearing that some secret society people will do a handshake and I'll have to embarrassingly admit I bought it at J.Press on a whim.

Yeah..that's how I ended with mine too. If that happens, make up another secret handshake. And then give them a glaring stare that says "oh, you are only in the 'secret' society...I guess you don't know this handshake to the 'secret-secret' society...pity."

[Quigley Brown]

I don't own a shirt that this set I recently found would be used for, but there's only three studs. Is that all is needed?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/quigley_brown/cuffs.jpg

[Shaul-Ike Cohen]

No. It's incomplete and so entirely useless. But these old metals are dangerous for the environment. Still, you're lucky, as I happen to be an expert, so just send the set to me, and I'll see to it that they are lawfully taken care of.


(Seriously, it's fine - this is because with a classical dinner jacket and a waistcoat or a cummerbund, you wouldn't see more. In fact, with today's dinner jackets and low-rise trousers, one sometimes does see more, and I find it awkward to see three black studs for the upper button holes, and below them regular plastic or mother-of-pearl buttons that came sewn on with the shirt.)

[Anthony Jordan]

The collection continues:

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/017-1.jpg

9ct kidney-shaped (don't ask me why, but I like them)

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/018-1.jpg

Simple MoP and gilt snaps

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/019-1.jpg

"Pearloid" snaps, apparently, with an attractive star-type pattern in the centre - a bit wobbly, unfortunately

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/020-1.jpg

I assume that these are either enamel or celluloid, with glass centres - either way, I like them. (Spare pair available; please PM.)

And, finally:

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/023-1.jpg

Carved MoP links

[Orgetorix]

I don't own a shirt that this set I recently found would be used for, but there's only three studs. Is that all is needed?


Actually, that looks like five studs, three white and two black. The set ought to have had a pair of cufflinks in place of the black studs.

Something like this:

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg134/sergiodemiani2/FEB%20SALE%203/DSC06179.jpg

[Orgetorix]

9ct kidney-shaped (don't ask me why, but I like them)


I like them too. How can you tell the metal content on things like this? Are they marked? I ask because I'm curious as to what the two pairs I posted above are made from, and I can't find any markings on them.

[Anthony Jordan]

I like them too. How can you tell the metal content on things like this? Are they marked? I ask because I'm curious as to what the two pairs I posted above are made from, and I can't find any markings on them.

Thanks!
Mine were hallmarked, which is the only way I know of to tell, apart from taking them to a jeweller for testing. Sometimes the item may be marked 375, 750, 800, 925 etc., or "Sterling" in the case of silver, which serves a similar function to hallmarking in that it shows the precious metal content. (The numbers are parts in a thousand, with 375, 750 and (I think) 950 being gold markings, corresponding to 9ct, 18 ct and 22ct, respectively. 800 and 925 are both silver markings, the latter corresponding to Sterling.)

[JEEP]

Finally got the digi-cam out of the box:


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper01.jpg

Modern, but still quite stylish - sterling silver.


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper02.jpg

50s or 60s - oxydated silver


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper03.jpg

40s or 50s - sterling silver


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper04.jpg

30s - brass and green enamel


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper05.jpg

30s - brass and red enamel (I thinks it's supposed to look like some kind of ball - any suggestions?)


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper06.jpg

20s or 30s - oxydated silver


I have a few more on the way.



/Jakob

[Quigley Brown]

Actually, that looks like five studs, three white and two black. The set ought to have had a pair of cufflinks in place of the black studs.

Something like this:

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg134/sergiodemiani2/FEB%20SALE%203/DSC06179.jpg

Aren't those oyster shell-like cases neato? I'll have dig out an French cuff shirt (I think I have one DEEP in a box somewhere) and see if they're cuff links or not.

[Warbaby]

Swank cufflinks from the late 1940s. These were my father's.

http://www.warbaby.com/fedorapix/cufflinks_blue.jpg


Sterling with white and gray champleve enamel. These were my grandfather's.

http://www.warbaby.com/fedorapix/cufflinks_champleve.jpg

[Tomasso]

I'll have dig out an French cuff shirt and see if they're cuff links or not.As Orgetorix has observed, they're studs.


http://www.justcufflinks.com/graphics/catalog/ITEM-HE.JPG

[JEEP]

Got these in the mail yesterday:


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper07.jpg

Silver - from the 40s.


/Jakob

[Tomasso]

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper07.jpg

[indycop]

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc303/jhannafo/P3090010.jpg

[JEEP]

Nice one!

These came in the mail yesterday:


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper08.jpg

Silvered with bluish mother-of-pearl/celluloid, the inserts are much lighter in colour than suggested in the picture - I'm not sure about the age. Any ideas?


/Jakob

[AlanC]

^1930s, maybe. Old, certainly. Very nice.

[JEEP]

Thanks - I am quite fond of them myself :)

1930s sounds reasonable - but with a star as the only mark I had nothing to go by.

I think they will look smashing with a white and (thinly) blue stiped shirt. I just need to find a matching tie-bar.


/Jakob

[JEEP]

These came in the small treasure chest (http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=28771) that arrived in the mail today:


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper09.jpg

Unknown material, maybe gold or gold-double - 30s or earlier.


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper10.jpg

Snap cufflinks, silver and mother-of-pearl - 30s or 40s.


Man, buying cufflinks sure is addictive :)


/Jakob

[Patrick Murtha]

Man, buying cufflinks sure is addictive :)

Man, don't I know it!

[Vintage Betty]

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper08.jpg

Silvered with bluish mother-of-pearl/celluloid, the inserts are much lighter in colour than suggested in the picture - I'm not sure about the age. Any ideas?
/Jakob

VB: Late 1920's at best. Can't tell the middle stone or backing material without a better image.


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper09.jpg
Unknown material, maybe gold or gold-double - 30s or earlier.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper10.jpg
Snap cufflinks, silver and mother-of-pearl - 30s or 40s.
/Jakob

VB:
Gold ones are by my estimate late 1800's with 10K overlay. I could be certain of this if I saw a sharp scan or image of the back of the cufflink.
Round ones are brass inlaid with mother of pearl, 1920's.

That's my best guess...

[Anthony Jordan]

Man, don't I know it!

Sad but true...

[Patrick Murtha]

Sad but true...

Not so sad. I mean, it's better than an addiction to heroin or something. :)

[JEEP]

Thanks Betty :)

I'll try to get better pics/scans.


/Jakob

[Anthony Jordan]

Not so sad. I mean, it's better than an addiction to heroin or something. :)

So my wife keeps telling herself... and at least they are easier to store than shoes or hats...

[AlanC]

... and at least they are easier to store than shoes or hats...
I can attest that this is, indeed, true.

I purchased a little stud box that actually comes with some studs and links in it. The box is what I wanted but I'm curious to see what it holds.

[Feraud]

I purchased a little stud box that actually comes with some studs and links in it. The box is what I wanted but I'm curious to see what it holds.
Did you get the box? I am curious to see what it looks like.


Here is a pair of links I have not shown.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/feraud/Jewelry/DSC04317.jpg

[Marty M.]

Now those are some cool Links feraud.
Marty Mathis

[Dinerman]

I got another pair of curling cufflinks (http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showpost.php?p=505875&postcount=126) at the same consignment antique shop in Halifax where I found my borsalino.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee100/dinerman2/IMG_6503.jpg

[Orgetorix]

I got another pair of curling cufflinks (http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showpost.php?p=505875&postcount=126) at the same consignment antique shop in Halifax where I found my borsalino.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee100/dinerman2/IMG_6503.jpg


Dman, I never knew there was as much curling paraphernalia in the entire US as you have found and exhibited on here. Nice stuff!

[Dinerman]

I wouldn't have thought so either, especially not with something like cufflinks, but somehow I manage to find it, and it's a pretty good conversation starter.

[AlanC]

Did you get the box? I am curious to see what it looks like.

Yes! I had seen this kind of box on ebay some months back, was tempted, but never pulled the trigger. There's a local high end men's store that has a traveling vintage cufflink salesman come through a time or two a year. Her prices are out of this world expensive. Think really high, then double that and add some. I happened to stop in a few weeks back when they had some of her stuff on display (really gorgeous links). They had one or two of these boxes. I picked up to see the price and almost fell over. I think I may have blacked out briefly so my memory is a bit fuzzy, but she wanted either two or three hundred dollars for one. I knew then I needed to go ahead and get one (or two).

I paid about $12 each for these with shipping, and one even came from England. All the ones I see on ebay seem to be made in England. The leather on the 'Stud in Hand' one is really stunning. The 'Studs' one has a leather hing for the top that I don't think is going to make it much longer. I have original boxes for my studs, but these are great to hold snap links or silk knots.


http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/4531/p1012459eb8.jpg

[Marty M.]

I love that stud box Alan :eusa_clap :eusa_clap . Do you remember if the vintage link company was named the Antique Jewel Box Co.?
Marty Mathis

[Orgetorix]

Those are fantastic, Alan!

[AlanC]

Thank you, gentlemen.


Do you remember if the vintage link company was named the Antique Jewel Box Co.?

I honestly don't know. They do have very good taste in vintage links, but you could get equivalent links for 1/10 of the price on ebay. I guess their customers aren't the ebay crowd. The young lady who travels with the links is lovely, however.

[Feraud]

What a saucy link box!

[Desdinova721]

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y258/_desdinova/14m4.jpg

Found at a local antique store. My only pair so far; that's okay since I only own one french cuff shirt, anyway.

[Patrick Murtha]

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y258/_desdinova/14m4.jpg

Found at a local antique store. My only pair so far; that's okay since I only own one french cuff shirt, anyway.

Ah, that's just how it begins... :)

[JEEP]

Be carefull, it's highly addictive :p

[JEEP]

I haven't posted any of my findings for a while, but now I have finally gotten hold of a camera with a better makro function than my old one, so here goes:


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper11.jpg

Late 30s or 40s - sterling silver. I really like these ones, I call the my "Daily Planet" cufflinks :)


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper12.jpg

Not sure about the age, maybe 20s or 30s (any suggestions?) - sterling silver


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper13.jpg

20s or 30s - sterling silver


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper14.jpg

Again not sure about the age (suggestions are again very welcome) - golddouble silver


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper15.jpg

Modern - silvered. I have been looking for cufflinks with a maritime theme for a while, I think these covers the theme in a quite a cool and balanced manner


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper16.jpg

Not sure about the age here either, maybe 20s or 30s - golddouble with black enamel


I guess I am collecting cufflinks (and tiebars) now - I never meant to, it just sorta happened :)


7Jakob

[JEEP]

I got these little beauties in the mail yesterday:

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper17.jpg

20s or 30s - solid gold with mother-of-pearl and black- and silver enamel + engravings. I can't belive the price I got these for, but maybe they are too elaborate for the modern taste.


/Jakob

[AlanC]

^JEEP--those are fantastic! :eusa_clap (so how much did you pay?)

I also really like the sterling links in the post above, too. They have such a nice mellow patina to them. Great finds all.

[JEEP]

Thanks :)

I paid D.Kr. 55, about $ 12 - at a Scandinavian auction site. No other bidders. I almost felt like a thief in the night :cool:

The vintage bug has not yet caught on in Denmark - especially not among men. So it is still possible to find good quality vintage mens jewellery (and watches - as long as it is a small/unknown brand) at extremely low prices.

In avarage I pay around D.Kr. 80 ($15.50) for a pair of vintage silver cufflinks and around D.Kr. 100 ($ 20.50) for a vintage silver tie-bar. Gold is only a bit more - and golddouble is, suprisingly, often less than silver.


Regards.

Jakob

[Lucky Strike]

I haven't posted any of my findings for a while, but now I have finally gotten hold of a camera with a better makro function than my old one, so here goes:

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper11.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper12.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper13.jpg



These three are very nice - reminds me of vintage Georg Jensen. Any hallmarks?


Thanks :)

I paid D.Kr. 55, about $ 12 - at a Scandinavian auction site. No other bidders. I almost felt like a thief in the night :cool:

Jakob

Lauritz? B-R? ;)

[JEEP]

These three are very nice - reminds me of vintage Georg Jensen. Any hallmarks?



Lauritz? B-R? ;)

Thank you :)

No hallmarks on the first two, the third set is marked "Bernhard Hertz"

No, it is neither Lauritz nor Bruun-Rasmussen - I do not trust Laurtiz (too many obvious copies of expensive watches sold at prices low enough to make it impossible to belive that they are in good faith - and way too many modern reproduction fireams sold as antiques) - and I have no personal experience with Bruun Rasmussen.


Regards.

Jakob

[Lucky Strike]

I have been looking for cufflinks with a maritime theme for a while, I think these covers the theme in a quite a cool and balanced manner

7Jakob

Have you tried buying small stainless steel shackles from the ship's chandler?

Like this:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/sluttstykke/Shackle3.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/sluttstykke/styleforum/DSC00393.jpg

[Lucky Strike]

Thank you :)

No hallmarks on the first two, the third set is marked "Bernhard Hertz"

No, it is neither Lauritz nor Bruun-Rasmussen - I do not trust Laurtiz (too many obvious copies of expensive watches sold at prices low enough to make it impossible to belive that they are in good faith - and way too many modern reproduction fireams sold as antiques) - and I have no personal experience with Bruun Rasmussen.


Regards.

Jakob

Can't comment on Lauritz - I have only good things to say about B-R, though.

Peter Hertz was a very good Copenhagen goldsmith in the early 20th c. - he was a Court jeweller, along with Michelsen (and Georg Jensen). Bernhard Hertz must be a relative - good find!

[JEEP]

Have you tried buying small stainless steel shackles from the ship's chandler?

Like this:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/sluttstykke/Shackle3.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/sluttstykke/styleforum/DSC00393.jpg

Cool idea :eusa_clap

I'll have to try that out.


Regards.

Jakob

[Anthony Jordan]

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/001-2.jpg

I picked these up recently - marked 12 carat back and front, H.G. & S. Not keepers, I've decided, although I do like the variation on the sunburst/rising sun design.

[JEEP]

Nice ones :eusa_clap


/Jakob

[JEEP]

Got this pair in the mail today:


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper18.jpg

40s or 50s - sterling silver. Stamped "STERLING A&K".


/Jakob

[AlanC]

I picked these up recently - marked 12 carat back and front, H.G. & S. Not keepers, I've decided, although I do like the variation on the sunburst/rising sun design.
Nice, Anthony. I can't imagine not wanting to keep those.

I just won this; I paid more than I wanted, but I couldn't resist. It's my last one for awhile...really. Stamped made in England/Saks Fifth Avenue, I couldn't resist. Better pics when it arrives.

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/6494/f0481dz4.jpg

[JEEP]

Nice one AlanC - these boxes are way cool.

/Jakob

[JEEP]

More links in the mail:


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper19.jpg

Not sure about the age, probably modern - unsure about the materials, no markings


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper20.jpg

Not sure about the age here either - maybe steel with gold, no markings


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper21.jpg

20s or 30s - golddouble, no markings


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper22.jpg

30s - gilt brass and enamel, marked "Gilt". Quite cute :)


/Jakob

[JEEP]

Got these yesterday:


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper23.jpg


Age unknown (could be anywhere between 1920s and -60s) - gilt silver. No markings. The spheres are hollow and made from two hand-beaten halves.


/Jakob

[AlanC]

^I like the hammered balls, JEEP.

Here are some pics of my new stud box. As stated earlier, this one went a bit higher than I wanted, but I couldn't resist. It was made in England for Saks. I believe it's pigskin, and it has a suede interior. I'm very pleased with it.

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/3215/p1012672as5.jpg

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/2007/p1012675ni0.jpg

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/6320/p1012680ie7.jpg

Group shot:
http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/4408/p1012683vy6.jpg

[JEEP]

These boxes are incredible cool AlanC :)

I got these links in the mail today:


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper24.jpg

Hard to date, but 20s-50s is a good guess. Real amber and silver (or brass, it's hard to tell). No markings


I got this small lot aswelll:


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper25.jpg

40s - silver. Stamped "930 SNJ"


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper26.jpg

50s and onwards - silver. Stamped "925S HS"


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper27.jpg

20s-40s - silver. Stamped "925S HS"



/Jakob

[Lucky Strike]

Sterling silver, troll motif:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v681/sluttstykke/styleforum%203/DSC03921.jpg

[JEEP]

Nice ones :)

Do you have any idea about the age?


/Jakob

[Shane]

These are my first cufflink purchases. Two MoP (or at least they look like MoP) snaps and another with a matching tie bar. Forgive me for the slightly fuzzy images.

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm9/bluewaterdonkey/100_0928.jpg
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm9/bluewaterdonkey/100_0930.jpg

I had the cufflinks before I had a French cuff shirt, so I remedied that problem today. My wife and I are having our birthday dinner Saturday, so I'll finally get a chance to show them off.

Cheers,

Shane

[JEEP]

Nice snaps Shane.

I got these in the mail a few days ago:


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper28.jpg

Pre 1940 - probably 10s or 20s - silver or silvered, maybe with remains of gilding (I haven't dared to clean them yet - and I am not sure I am going to). Stamped "RJ" and "835". These are, in my opinion, extreamly beautiful - the picture doesn't do them justice at all. The cross-section of the front plate is asymetrical.


/Jakob

[cassylynn]

I inherited my grandfathers collection of cufflinks, tie clips and shirt studs. Granted I'm a woman but I have a husband that was extremely grateful of the gift lol Here are a few pictures I've chosen the two that are my most favorite. I have no idea what they are made of but they certainly don't make them like this anymore..... (the pics are a little big....)

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee229/cassy_lyn/P5090001.jpghttp://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee229/cassy_lyn/P5090003.jpghttp://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee229/cassy_lyn/P5090004.jpg

[JEEP]

Beautiful collection Cassylynn :eusa_clap

Your husband is quite lucky indeed.


/Jakob

[Shane]

Jeep,

Those are fantastic. I had never considered links that were not identical on either side. I really like that look.

Cassylynn,

What a beautiful assortment. Can you tell me what the links on the right are? Is that tigerseye? I've got to find some for myself.

Shane

[Anthony Jordan]

Cassylynn,

What a beautiful assortment. Can you tell me what the links on the right are? Is that tigerseye? I've got to find some for myself.

Shane

Looks rather alabaster-ish to me.

[cassylynn]

Cassylynn,

What a beautiful assortment. Can you tell me what the links on the right are? Is that tigerseye? I've got to find some for myself.

Shane

I don't think they are tigerseye because true tigerseye has black in it, I have not been able to find the stone that it represents. I think the ones on the left may be Zircon. I wish you much luck in your search and thank you & Jeep for your compliments :D

[JEEP]

Found this pair in the mail today:


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper29.jpg


Probably modern, though they are quite well worn - sterling silver. Stamped "8605". These are some of the coolest links I have ever seen - my only complain is that they cannot be loaded and fired :p


/Jakob

[Anthony Jordan]

A few recent purchases:

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/025-1.jpg

Victorian (?) for single-link cuffs

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/027.jpg

Aluminium, turquoise and celluloid 1920s

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/019-2.jpg

"Lion" brand snap links

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/AnthonyJordan_2006/Accessories/003-4.jpg

Silver and rock crystal studs (coming soon to a classified section near you...)

[JEEP]

Anthony Jordan: These 20s aluminium, turquoise and celluloid links are really nice :)

Got another pair in the mail today:


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper30.jpg


30s or 40s - amber and silvered brass. Stamped with a fish and "835". These are quite large, but still wery nice I think.


/Jakob

[Speedster]

Very nice Jakob. I had my eye on those, but for some reason did not bid on them.

[JEEP]

Thanks :)

Most of the cufflinks and tiebars I buy on QXL are won without a fight - it seams that there is almost no interest in such things in Denmark at the moment. Lucky for us.

I have just won a bunch of actions over vintage cufflinks and tiebars from the same seller, most of them in mint/near mint condition and in original boxes - only one of the auctions had other bidders. The lot should be in the mail sometime next week - I almost can't wait :)


Regards.

Jakob

[Speedster]

Looking forward to seeing them.

[JEEP]

There ain't no stopping me :)

The mailman brought these today:


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper31.jpg


Late 20s or 30s - silver. Stamped "413", "830S" and "E&M" (Eiler & Marløe). A beautiful pair, and - like the amber ones above - quite large.


/Jakob

[Feraud]

Found this pair in the mail today:


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper29.jpg


Probably modern, though they are quite well worn - sterling silver. Stamped "8605". These are some of the coolest links I have ever seen - my only complain is that they cannot be loaded and fired :p


/Jakob
Now those are a pair of cool links! :eusa_clap

[JEEP]

Thanks :) I really dig them myself. I would love to find a matching tie-bar.


/Jakob

[JEEP]

And the cufflink-madness continues:


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper32.jpg


60s or 70s maybe (any suggestions?). Amber and dark wood. No markings. These are quite large aswell. I am not sure what to think of them, but they sure are interesting.


/Jakob

[JEEP]

The mailman brought me some nice packages today :D


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper43.jpg

20s or 30s - silver and mother-of-pearl. Marked "H.J835/S". It seems that these are completely unworn. The picture doesn't do them enough justice, they are truly beautiful.


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper42.jpg

20s-40s - golddouble and mother-of-pearl/celluloid. No markings.


One of the packages contained a big lot of cufflinks and tiebars I bought from a fellow collector who was doing a cleanup of her collection:


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper35.jpg

30s - sterling sliver. Marked "Sterling Siam". Must be pre 1939, the year Siam changed name to Thailand. A truly beautiful pair.


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper34.jpg

40s or 50s - golddouble and glass. Box marked "Tivoli".


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper33.jpg

40s og 40s - golddouble and mother-of-pearl. Box marked "Stratton England".


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper36.jpg

Age unknown - silvered with glass. No markings.


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper37.jpg

30s or 40s - sterling silver with pearls. Marked "Gentry Sterling Silver". A really nice pair.


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper38.jpg

Age unknown - silverede with mother-of-pearl. No markings. Quite big ones.


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper39.jpg

Age unknown - golddouble. Marked "Hadley Made in U.S.A."

[JEEP]

Continued:

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper40.jpg

Age unknown - golddouble with glass. No markings.


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Manchetknapper41.jpg

Age unknown - golddouble with glass. No markings. Looks like something Austin Powers might wear - Yeah baby!


http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e259/Jakobeep/Smykker/Skjorteknapper01.jpg

20s or 30s - copper and mother-of-pearl/celluloid. No markings. Nice shirt-studs.


/Jakob

[daizawaguy]

My favourite cuff links - made by the Royal crown jewellers in Thailand - 18K White Gold - with 3 carats of Burmese saphires
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll134/daizawaguy/Cuffs1.jpg?t=1211622572

http://s287.photobucket.com/albums/ll134/daizawaguy/th_Cuffs1.jpg

[daizawaguy]

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll134/daizawaguy/Cuffs1.jpg?t=1211622572

[Tomasso]

My favourite cuff links - made by the Royal crown jewellers in Thailand Very nice. Reminds one of Longmire's iconic stirrup cufflinks.

[JEEP]

Interesting pair - quite beautiful.


/Jakob

[daizawaguy]

Made in the Phillipines by a German Jeweller,forget his name in the 1990`s...18K with sapphre cabuchons...very heavy solid gold...bought at one of the international hotels...Mandarin or the other one in Makati

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll134/daizawaguy/Cuffs2.jpg?t=1211671562

Hope the pic appears this time, last time I got a link only

[daizawaguy]

Tomasso, almost the same as Longmires. longmires is $10,000 or so, mine were $1,200!

[daizawaguy]

another try...http://s287.photobucket.com/albums/ll134/daizawaguy/th_Cuffs2.jpg

[daizawaguy]

http://s287.photobucket.com/albums/ll134/daizawaguy/Cuffs2.jpg?t=1211671807

Larger photo...but for some reason it does not come up...too large? Any way to check this? thanks for any help!

[daizawaguy]

18K with saphire cabuchon, made of real shells. Bought in Bangkok, Lotus

http://s287.photobucket.com/albums/ll134/daizawaguy/th_Cuffs3.jpg

[daizawaguy]

http://s287.photobucket.com/albums/ll134/daizawaguy/th_Cuffs4a.jpg

[JEEP]

Good stuff daizawaguy :)


/Jakob

[daizawaguy]

Thanks Jeep, I drive a Cherokee 2000...love Danish vodka too! You drink sake?

[JEEP]

Yep - sake is good stuff aswell :D


/Jakob

[Slim Portly]

18K with saphire cabuchon, made of real shells. Bought in Bangkok, Lotus

http://s287.photobucket.com/albums/ll134/daizawaguy/th_Cuffs3.jpg
Those make me hungry, but I can't think of exactly why...

http://www.aeb.org/Recipes/BasicPreparation/FriedEggs_files/2453_Fried_Eggs_Step_3.jpg

[Feraud]

Bought three pair of snap cufflinks in a local thrift shop.
They were all unsnapped in a pile of jewelry. I had to work up a sweat to match them.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/feraud/Jewelry/DSC05007.jpg