Pinky ring

A pinky ring may have special significance conferred by the wearer's office or professional association, but may also may be worn purely for fashion.

A variety of pinky rings are awarded to graduating engineering students in North America, generally intended to serve as a reminder of the significance and impact of their chosen profession.

Human ecology and home economics graduates also receive a pinky ring symbolizing their profession.

The Human Ecology Ring was first instigated by a group of young graduates at Macdonald College, Quebec, in 1968.

During the Victorian era, both single men and women uninterested in pursuing marriage could wear a ring on the little finger of their left hand.

[6] Grifters were thought to wear such rings, sometimes to provide their associates with a source of funding for their funeral expenses in case of their death,[7] as were made men in the American Mafia.

"[15] Some British men wear a signet ring on the little finger of the left hand, which is considered to be the correct place for it.

Professional poker player "California" Abe's pinky ring, made of platinum and diamonds, which he wears when playing cards.
Prince Leopold , son of Queen Victoria , showing his left hand pinky rings worn in a typical stacked fashion, circa 1878.
American farmer Caroline Foster wearing a pinky ring in 1917, possibly indicating disinterest in marriage.
Franklin D. Roosevelt as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1913. Note, since he is recently married, he has his wedding band stacked beneath his father's Roosevelt Family signet ring. He would wear this stacked British-style configuration to the end of his life.