They are often referred to as "Ginger snaps," because they were used so much on Cosmopolitan Ginger clothing. However, they were also used by other clothing manufacturers on shoes and clothes.
Here are a few of the places you can find Greek key snaps:
On a tagged Ginger dress:
On a mint in box Fortune Ninette's clothing:
On a Fortune Pam's dress:
On an A&H Gigi outfit (identified in Small Dolls of the 40s & 50s by Carol Stover, pages 11 and 13):
On an unidentified Ginger clone's dress:
On a pair of fuzzy-bottomed center snap shoes from the early 1950s (worn by an 18-inch Madame Alexander doll, but may not be original):
On a pair of replacement side snap shoes for a Madame Alexander Alexander-kins:
On a pair of center snap shoes worn by Ginny, Muffie, Ginger, Ninette, and other high quality toddler dolls in the early 1950s:
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ReplyDeleteI have a quick question about the "Greek Key" snaps. Have you been able to find a source for replacements or reproduction? I am making reproduction shoes and haven't been able to find ANY snaps that have a nice cover on them in the small size anywhere. I would feel like I have died and gone to heaven if I found them! I've been looking for over a year!
Keep up the good work, I love reading your blog. Now if I could just figure out a way to archive it in case you ever decide to close it down -sigh-. I've had that happen to a few sites I used to use---what a loss.
Much appreciation for all your hard work and willingness to share with the rest of us!
LL
Linda,
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and commenting! I get easily distracted by doll stuff too, so I completely understand. :o)
Don't worry, I don't plan on my website going anywhere anytime soon. But if you are concerned about it, you can probably print or save the individual post pages. Just please don't repost my writing or pictures anywhere, as the material is copyrighted. :o)
I have no idea where to find reproductions of these small snaps, but I would think someone ought to make something similar, at the very least. I am also going to experiment sometime soon with heating the snaps with a hair dryer to remove them, and then pressing them back together somewhere else. As you probably know, it was quite common for these snaps to tear right out of the fabric when played with, so I need to find a way to repair dresses that have lost their snaps!