scarfpin

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This threat almost caused Nat to collapse, and he felt even worse when Dave added that the scarfpin and the watch and chain were worth about one hundred dollars.

From Dave Porter at Star Ranch Or, The Cowboy's Secret by Stratemeyer, Edward

My sister was in ecstasies over his scarfpin, his studs, and the red silk handkerchief which he wore, I suppose from foppishness, sticking out of the breast pocket of his jacket.

From The Chorus Girl and Other Stories by Garnett, Constance

“The little breezes are ringing the bells,” said the wind king, and then he took out of a moss cushion a beautiful ruby scarfpin and handed it to Billy Bunny.

From Billy Bunny and Daddy Fox by Cory, David

Say, fellows, have any of you seen my scarfpin?

From Bert Wilson at the Wheel by Duffield, J. W.

His scarfpin was a gold whip four inches long and set with a half-inch turqoise in the middle.

From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 by Brann, William Cowper