The clasp or catch shown here is from a 1930s pot metal brooch. Earlier variations had a lever that closed the clasp, while this style has a rollover closure. This is one of the most common types of clasps used on costume jewelry from the late 1920s onward, and it is still in use today.
Selma, Texas. Selma is a city in Bexar, Comal, and Guadalupe counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,540 at the 2010 census, up from 788 at the 2000 census. The estimated population in 2015 was 9,108.
It is the county seat of Orange County, and is the easternmost city in Texas. Located on the Sabine River at the border with Louisiana, Orange is 113 miles from Houston, and is part of the Beaumont â Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. Founded in 1836, it is a deep-water port to the Gulf of Mexico.