Kilt pin

[starbkjrus]

My current favorite kilt pins come from Robin http://www.kiltgoodies.com and Don McKee http://www.scottishregalia.com/ .

I also agree to keep an eye open for "non-traditional" kilt pins. Matt Newsom owns an unusual one that he blogs about here. Think outside the box.

[ehiker]

I almost hate to post this because I've been eyeing it for some time now, but... there is a pin on eBay that would be a fab kilt pin.

Here is the picture...


Here is the listing...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...7470&rd=1&rd=1

The price is a little steep (BIN $69 plus $5 shipping), but... that what you'll pay for character and quality and individuality.

If you aren't afraid of the 'Bay, I suggest doing more general searches and then scrolling through them. A lot of the listings will be the same stuff over and over - you can't get away from it. The thing you have to remember is that people don't always know what they're listing. If they don't know they have a kilt pin, then they aren't going to list it as a kilt pin in the heading.

So broaden your minds and widen your search. Here are some of the word combinations I used when I was looking for a kilt pin:
kilt pin (obviously - but a really large return)
sterling kilt pin (to narrow it down to silver, which is what I wanted)
celtic pin
sterling celtic pin
hallmark kilt pin
hallmark celtic pin

See where I'm going? You just keep trying the combinations (or make up new ones) until you exhaust every possible one you can think of.

I found my kilt pin that way.



I believe the search that eventually produced it was "sterling celtic pin".

It is also a good way of getting a better price. Often if people don't know what they have then they don't list it right and others can't find it (no or few opposing bidders) and the starting price could be quite low.

When I'm searching for a lignum vitae mallet for wood carving (a small obsession I have, mostly because you can't buy the old ones in the stores anymore - I'm up to seven now), I've never had the best results searching for "lignum vitae carving mallet". Any time I find one under that search, it always goes for premium prices (because that's the only thing most people search for). I try obscure searches, including misspellings of "lignum vitae", and look for the listings no one else finds.

[canawler]

When I'm searching for a lignum vitae mallet for wood carving (a small obsession I have, mostly because you can't buy the old ones in the stores anymore - I'm up to seven now), I've never had the best results searching for "lignum vitae carving mallet". Any time I find one under that search, it always goes for premium prices (because that's the only thing most people search for). I try obscure searches, including misspellings of "lignum vitae", and look for the listings no one else finds.

When I used to search ebay for coffee mills I was always amazed at how many hits I got when searching "cofee", "coffe", and "cofe."

[Archangel]

Mark,

I'm with Big Mikey here. There are a lot of really nice "Official Kilt Pins" out there, but there are a huge number of brooches and pins that would make equally great kilt pins (even though that wasn't their original purpose).

The original kilt pin (according to the story) was a ladies brooch (albeit the Queen's).

I have a nice Black Shadow tartan kilt from Stillwater and this is the pin I wear with it.



If one looks closely you can read "Siouxie and the Banshees" written in script. It was a badge I picked up at one of their concerts. It makes a great kilt pin.

Think outside the box and watch your options multiply.

Cheers

Jamie

Alright. you win the coolness prize.

On the thread, the whole tradition started, apparently, from a brooch from Queen Victoria so, with that idea, the world's your oyster.

I wear a clan crest and sword because it's shiny, with it is a Year of the Veteran poppy pin given out by the Canadian gov't. I like it.

My next choice would be the 21st Century lightning bolt but that's limited. I'm also keeping my open for the right climbing panther/cat, but that's me.

[brandycr]

Being a girl and wearing a kilt skirt still wear a pin and neither are what would be considered kilt pins.One is a silver calla lilly that belonged to my great grandmother simple no frills.Then i have another simple circle thats sterling that belonged to greatgrandmother as well .Neither would be seen as a kilt pin but to me wearing them is wonderful knowing 4 generations of family women wore them.

[scoutniagara]

I just found this lovely kilt pin that I'd love to have, but at about $120 +, it's out of my budget at the moment. I showed it to Grant/CCGA and he agreed it's gorgeous, but out of his budget at the moment, too.


http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/ws/...7631474&rd=1,1

[Mr. MacDougall]

I just found this lovely kilt pin that I'd love to have, but at about $120 +, it's out of my budget at the moment. I showed it to Grant/CCGA and he agreed it's gorgeous, but out of his budget at the moment, too.

Yeah, I saw that one on eBay, and it would look great on my U.S. Navy tartan kilt, but it's a bit spendy. Plus, it's a physical auction house taking bids through eBay, not an actual eBay auction, and that seems a bit dodgy to me.

[Mark Keeney]

OK I went to the local jewelry store and took a picture of the kilt pin I liked that was sold and asked if they had anything along the lines of that. The lady helping me took the picture in the back and came out saying their jeweler could make that one. I was thrilled but I wasn't sure I wanted a copy so I asked about adding some kind of stone and they said no problem. They suggested a triangular stone in the middle of the loops. I said go for it.

This is going to take a while and be expensive but worth it. They will call me back with a wax up in a couple of weeks.

I will let you know how it turns out.

[Roan Carter]

I just browse antique shops for pins. : p

[pcarlisle]

Has anyone seen a pin like this or can anyone tell me about it? It is stamped sterling and then a number so small I can't tell if it is 825 or 925 and then the word "fine". I have had it for 35 years and it was an antique when I got it.

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