Item 2 is a brooch safety chain, used as Peter suggests.
I agree with him on the other bits.
Item 5 is indeed for attaching a strap to a watch case. A lot of pre-war
watches had bracelets attached to the case wth a knuckle joint and these
loops enabled a replacwment strap or a bracelet with tube ends to be fitted.
They were usually made of gilt metal or rolled gold. I doubt if they are
available any more. I cant remember what they were called either.
Regards Ben



"Peter W.. Rowe," wrote in message
...
On Sun, 02 Nov 2008 08:28:38 -0800, in rec.crafts.jewelry "Rich"

wrote:

Hi.

Here are some pictures of things. Can you please tell me their names and
what they are for?

Thanks.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/richard...JEWELLERY.html

First off, these aren't finsihed total pieces of jewelry. They're
"parts", also
known as findings. You can do further research on such parts in
suppliers of
parts and findings to the jewelry industry. Stuller, Rio Grande, Otto
Frei,
etc, all carry such things for sale to jewelers. Rio's online catalog
will
show prices once you register for the site. The other two will show you
the
pieces, but not prices, without registration, but for those, registration
requires a sales tax or business registration number...

The first piece of chain is a bit odd. It "looks" a bit like a standard
"safety
chain", used to bridge the gap of a bracelet so it cannot fall off if it
opens
accidentally. But those are usually about 2 or three inches long, not
five. So
my best guess is that this was intended to allow one to lengthen a neck
chain.
that would make it a necklace or chain extender. Or perhaps it's just a
piece
of extra bulk chain with a couple end links...

The second one? Well, it looks like you pin the one end to your clothing,
and
hook something else to the other end. Duh. But what it's called? I
don't
know. Your original description sounded like some type of tie chain. but
this
doesn't look like any tie clip I've seen. Maybe it's also some sort of
safety
chain, hooked to a brooch or other item so it can't be lost? Or? Dunno.
Might
be a pocket watch chain, but seems too short for that...

The third, the pin, is a "pin stem". It's the replacement pin part for
when
someone breaks the pin on their brooch, and you have to replace it. Sold
in a
variety of styles, metals, and lengths to jewelry repair shops.

The fourth photo is two different items. The one on the right is a
standard tie
tack clutch back. The knob, when pulled back, releases the grip on the
tie tack
post inserted into the front. The T bar on the end of the chain goes
through a
button hole to secure the tie in approximate position on your shirt. If
you
remove the chain from the clutch, then it can be used as well for lapel
pins.

The one on the left, might be also a similar type of tie tack or lapel pin
clutch, but I'm not sure. No visible mechanism, but it might be just a
friction
thing. Not sure. The empty end of the chain might be missing a T bar or
Button
loop (a keyhole shaped loop that slips over a button, instead of the T bar
that
goes through a button hole.

Your last item does indeed look like a replacement end piece for a watch
strap.
The little tube would become the middle knuckle in a hinge, and the wide
wire
loop would be attached to the strap. What to call it? How about a
replacement
watch strap end...

Peter