Antique Gold Opening Hat Box Charm
If you are a milliner or hatter, you will appreciate this rare charm, modelled as a top hat box, complete with gold strap and buckle.
The top hinges open and inside there is a concave glass locket holding a curl of hair (which can be removed or replaced)
 
The phrase “mad as a hatter” comes from mercury poisoning, also known as Mad Hatter disease, which affected hatters in the 19th century. The phrase describes someone who is unpredictable or crazy
 
A real quality piece
 
 
weighs - 3g
measures 10mm tall
13mm diameter at top
high carat gold
circa 1870