Spænde til et hattebånd i jern fra 1820'erneLength 4 cm. Iron jewelry is in itself very rare to come across. This tradition stems from many of the great wars that ravaged Europe throughout the 18th century. The better bourgeoisie would melt down their precious gold and silver jewelry and then have copies made of iron to show support for the war. These could be engraved with text along the lines of "I have given gold for iron" The buckle is for mounting on a hat band it can be opened as shown.