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“A needle, a pin. Pins were made not only of metal, but also of wood, bone, and ivory. They were used for the same purposes as with us, and also in dressing the hair. The mode of platting the hair, and then fastening it with a pin or needle, is shown in the annexed figure of the female head. This fashion has been continued to our own times by the females of Italy.” — Smith, 1873

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William Smith, A School Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1873) 5

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