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Cow: DUETTES,CLIPMATES & MORE

DUETTES CLIPMATES AND MORE

Pieces that have two dress or fur clips mounted together in a removable fashion on a brooch or frame are commonly known as duettes or clip mates. The term "Duette" should only be used for the Coro pieces that are on a frame stamped "Coro Duette". "Duette" is a Coro trademark.

"Clip Mate", or "Clip-Mate", should only be used for Trifari pieces that use the mechanism patented by Trifari in 1936. "Clip-Mate" is a Trifari trademark.

Courtesy of Mary Walden-Till

For a more extensive discussion of Duettes,ClipMates and other type clips please visit Dotty Stringfield's Illusion Jewels at this link: Clip-mates, Duettes, Dress Clips, and Double-prong Clips

Date(s): January 29, 2007. Album by Jewelry Ring. 1 - 57 of 57 Total. 10344 Visits.

1 HELLO...COME AND SEE ALL THE PRETTY DUETTES and MORE FROM THE JEWELRY RING MEMBERS... Signed, Kitty	2 Coro Duette Ad Compliments of Rene Colon	3 Wording from vintage Coro Ad Courtesy of Rene Colon
4 This is an asymmetrical 'duette' unsigned, marked CP. Compliments of the Mary Walden-Till Collection	5 Picture of the mechanism Courtesy of Mary Walden-Till	6 1/2 of a Coro Duette Compliments of Judi Bollan Remnants From the Past
7 Coro Love Bird 1/2 Duette Fur/Pin Clip Compliments of Linda Lange Loves-Jewels	8 Possible Coro Duette Dress Clips Courtesy of Linda Lange	9 Coro Duette Fur/Pin Clips Compliments of Linda Lange
10 Picture of the mechanism Courtesy of Linda Lange	11 Art Deco Rhinestone Duette Brooch/Clips Compliments of Lilly Vittetow Lilly's Vintage Jewelry	12 Coro duette clip designed by Gene Verecchio.Patent #1798867, dated April 18, 1941. Featured in Brunialti's "American Costume Jewelry", pgs. 57-58. Compliments of Jan Gaughan Eclectic Vintage
13 View of mechanism	14 1938 Coro Gene Verecchio Duette Bangle Bracelet Compliments of the Cathy Gordon Collection	15 View of clips. Compliments of the Cathy Gordon Collection
16 Monkey Duette and Coro Bird Duette Compliments of the Bonny Yankauer Collection	17 Fruit Salad Duettes Compliments of the Bonny Yankauer Collection	18 Back view Courtesy of the Bonny Yankauer Collection
19 Coro Sterling Frog Duette Clips & Brooch.The design patent for this piece is D138,958. This patent was granted to Adolph Katz in 1944. These charming frogs can be seen in "American Costume Jewelry" by Carla and Roberto Brunialti on pages 77 and 79. Compliments of Cheri Van Hoover Milky Way Jewels	20 Coro Duette Thistle Pin and Clips.The frame which converts the clips into a brooch is marked Coro Duette in script and PAT. NO. 1798867. This patent, which dates to 1931, is for the frame Compliments of Cheri Van Hoover	21 Mazer/Boucher Art Deco Style Duette The 1936 patent for the clip mechanism was granted to Marcel Boucher (while he was employed by Mazer). He may or may not have designed the fronts of the pave clips. Compliments of Cheri Van Hoover
22 View of the mechanism. Compliments of Cheri Van Hoover	23 Coro Bees Duette Signed "Coro Sterling Duette" and "Pat No 1798867" (1942)on the duette frame and "Sterling" on each fur clip. Courtesy of Adrienne Shivers Garden Party Collection	24 Back view of mechanism. Courtesy of Adrienne Shivers
25 Tangerine Bakelite Duette Compliments of Barbara Diddle Vintage Jewelry Plus	26 View of pin and dress clips mechanism. Compliments of Barbara Diddle	27 Coro Quivering Camellias Duettes Courtesy of Bobye Syverson The Enchanted Castle
28 Variety of Coro Flower Duettes Courtesy of Bobye Syverson	29 Back view of Coro Duette mechanism. Courtesy of Bobye Syverson	30 Coro Duette with blue glass flowers and champlevé enamel Courtesy of Rene Colon
31 Closer view of the Dress clips Compliments of Rene Colon	32 Picture of the mechanism Courtesy of Rene Colon	33 Coro Lotus Duette Without Frame Compliments of Rene Colon
34 This duette is unmarked, but is an exact match for the 1940s single brooch patented by Adolf Katz in 1949 for Coro (see photo) under the patent number 154396. Compliments of Linda Heberling Yesterday's Jewels	35 Beautiful gold toned and rhinestone bow. In near mint condition. Signed Coro on each clip and Coro Duette (very faint) on the pin mechanism. Each clip is 1” by 1 ½”, together 2 ½”. Compliments of Lee Caplan Faux Jewels	36 Signed Mazer double clip Compliments of Lee Caplan
37 Mazer Double Clip Courtesy of Lee Caplan	38 Coro Bird Duette w/ Rhinestones-Sterling Compliments of Sheri Weiss Boo Bears Baubles	39 Back view of the fur/pin clips Courtesy of Sheri Weiss
40 Jelly Belly Fish Duette w/ Rhinestones in their belly Compliments of Sheri Weiss	41 Back view of the fur/pin clips Compliments of Sheri Weiss	42 Pink Coro Birds Duette without the frame Compliments of Sheri Weiss
43 Back view Courtesy of Sheri Weiss	44 Coro Duette Compliments of Geri Ramsier Vintage Jewelry Treasures	45 View of mechanism Courtesy of Geri Ramsier
46 Coro Duette Compliments of Geri Ramsier	47 Back view of fur/pin clips Courtesy of Geri Ramsier	48 Patent for clip mechanism issued to Marcel Boucher, March 17, 1936. The clip was probably made for Mazer. Compliments of the Kathie Davis Collection
49 View of mechanism Courtesy of Kathie Davis	50 Turtle Duette Compliments of Kathie Davis	51 Back view of the fur/pin clips Courtesy of Kathie Davis
52 Trifari Clipmate Compliments of Terri Carl JOOLZ.CHOCCAT.COM	53 Back view of Clipmate mechanism Courtesy of Terri Carl	54 Harry Iskin tri-ette - pair of earrings + pin Compliments of Terri Carl
55 This is the back of the tri-ette pieces, with the pronged piece that holds them together. Courtesy of Terri Carl	56 This is the tri-ette assembled -- the chain that comes with it runs under the earring clips. (Notice that the clips are the design patented in 1937 that were used by a number of makers in the late '30s/40s.) Courtesy of Terri Carl	57 Here is the tri-ette on its original card. Compliments of Terri Carl