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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(57) A post for an earring or like article includes a pivoted retainer member which is
mounted on one side of the post for rotation about an axis transverse to the post,
the retainer member and post including abutments for aligning the retainer member
with the post. The method of manufacture comprises forming the post and the retainer
member, perforating one of those members, and cold working the other member to cause
it to extrude into and through the perforation and form the required pivot pin.