Antique Skirt Lifter Woman\'s Bejeweled Hand Design Patent B.M.S. Victorian
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Antique Skirt Lifter Woman\'s Bejeweled Hand Design Patent B.M.S. Victorian:
$361.50
It\'s old, it\'s odd. It\'s a skirt lifter, also known as a skirt elevator. It\'sa sort of clip meant to lift long skirts on demand. A pair of disks are on either end of a springy rod -- the smaller fits into the larger, and one or both probably once were covered with a cushion or fabric. The ends can be squished together and held in place (holding the skirt) by means of an elongated spring which, in turn, is locked in place by rotating a piece in the form of a woman\'s hand. That hand isadorned with ring, bracelet and fancy cuff.
That sounds complicated, but works easily in practice.
I guess the material is brass; at least, it\'s brass colored. The sliding piece is marked PATENT on one side and B.M.S. (possibly B.H.S.) on the other. It\'s 4” long, 1 1/2” wide (when closed, including the hand) and about 1” deep (the diameter of the larger disk).
It shows minor signs of its age (which must be considerable), but remains undamaged in any way I can detect and in perfect working order. Lift away.
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Antique Skirt Lifter Woman\'s Bejeweled Hand Design Patent B.M.S. Victorian:
$361.50