A pair of hoops bent from copper wire, the cheapest ornament that can be hung from an ear and usually a child’s first. Copper is soft, so the hoops go out of round quickly and are simply squeezed back into shape between finger and thumb. A pedlar sells them by the handful and expects most to be lost within the year.
Earrings, copper
Cheap copper wire hoops; a child's first pair, easily replaced when lost.