Quote Originally Posted by Ted Crocker View Post
Oh no...
I hope this isn't what we've been talking about all alon, and that I've got it all wrong again.

What I have looks exactly like a giant safetypin, and it is made from wire a little thicker than those wire clothes hangers. There is no "circular metal with attached swivel pin" or anything like that.
Ted, you are right on the money with your blanket pin-- a penannular brooch is way too big (it is circular and about about 3-6 inches in diameter) and waaay to heavy for a kilt pin. It was the precursor to the modern plaid brooch.