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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

Acus

"A needle, a pin. Pins were made not only of metal, but also of wood, bone, and ivory. They were used…

A pin for holding women's hair in place.

Hair Barrette

A pin for holding women's hair in place.

Gold breastpins discovered at Pompeii.

Breastpins

Gold breastpins discovered at Pompeii.

The brooch is a type of jewelry piece that is attached or pinned to a garment.

Brooch

The brooch is a type of jewelry piece that is attached or pinned to a garment.

The brooch is a type of jewelry piece that is attached or pinned to a garment.

Brooch

The brooch is a type of jewelry piece that is attached or pinned to a garment.

The brooch is a type of jewelry piece that is attached or pinned to a garment.

Brooch

The brooch is a type of jewelry piece that is attached or pinned to a garment.

This cameo brooch is surrounded with diamonds on blue enamel and a female figure in the center. It has an eagle seated on the top.

Brooch Pin

This cameo brooch is surrounded with diamonds on blue enamel and a female figure in the center. It has…

This round brooch is in the shape of a circle with a half moon shape laying on the interior bottom edge of the circle. It has a pin that goes through the center of the brooch.

Round Brooch

This round brooch is in the shape of a circle with a half moon shape laying on the interior bottom edge…

"The head of a pin or brooch evidently suggested by a butterfly, a characteristic of the gold work of Mycenae." —The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Butterfly Brooch

"The head of a pin or brooch evidently suggested by a butterfly, a characteristic of the gold work of…

"The following cut will show specimens of ancient clasps." — Anthon, 1891

Ancient clasps

"The following cut will show specimens of ancient clasps." — Anthon, 1891

"Three drill bits. The first the old, bad, but not yet quite superseded pattern, which is incapable of making a straight or clean hole of any considerable depth, and which loses its original diameter both in wear and in sharpening; the second the twist drill, which compares favourably with it in every one of these respects; and the third a pin drill, for enlarging a hole already existing." —The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1903

Drill Bits

"Three drill bits. The first the old, bad, but not yet quite superseded pattern, which is incapable…

This is a pin featuring a protective guard end to prevent accidental puncture.

Pin Guard

This is a pin featuring a protective guard end to prevent accidental puncture.

"The mode of platting the hair, and then fastening it with a pin on a needle, is shown in the annexed figure of a female head, taken from a marble group which was found at Apt, in the south of France." — Anthon, 1891

Platted hair

"The mode of platting the hair, and then fastening it with a pin on a needle, is shown in the annexed…

A diagram of a complete pin loom. Notice the pins holding the thread to the loom and the top and bottom.

Complete pin loom

A diagram of a complete pin loom. Notice the pins holding the thread to the loom and the top and bottom.

An illustration of a man being awarded a medal in a ceremony.

Man Being Awarded Medal

An illustration of a man being awarded a medal in a ceremony.

An instrument for making a reduced, enlarged, or exact copy of a plane figure

Pantograph

An instrument for making a reduced, enlarged, or exact copy of a plane figure

For removing a hinge pin, a tool having a wedge-shaped head mounted on a shank equipped with a support projection to receive the hinge. The head includes an impact surface for hammering the wedge portion between the hinge and the head of the hinge pin. A striker plate perpendicular to the tool shank receives impact blows to dislodge the pin from the hinge.

Pin Removal Tool

For removing a hinge pin, a tool having a wedge-shaped head mounted on a shank equipped with a support…

An illustration of a gold griffin pin worn on clothing for ornament.

Gold Griffin Pin

An illustration of a gold griffin pin worn on clothing for ornament.

A decorative pin for holding a hat to the head, usually by the hair. In Western culture, a hatpin is almost solely worn by a female.

Hat Pin

A decorative pin for holding a hat to the head, usually by the hair. In Western culture, a hatpin is…

"Where pins or studs that are in place are to be milled on their ends as well as on their circumference, and where great accuracy in diameter and length are required, the best tool to use is that here shown." —Grimshaw, 1902

Hollow Mill for Pins

"Where pins or studs that are in place are to be milled on their ends as well as on their circumference,…

A device to create small taper pins by turning the spindle. Taper pins are inserted into the hole to fasten two mechanical parts.

Turning Small Taper Pins

A device to create small taper pins by turning the spindle. Taper pins are inserted into the hole to…

"A circular plaque decorated with a rosette is very similar to those found at Mycenae." —The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Rosette

"A circular plaque decorated with a rosette is very similar to those found at Mycenae." —The Encyclopedia…

"The eye-end of a telescope. The reader will recognize the micrometer previously described. L is a paraffin lamp fitting by a bayonet joint into a copper cover c. This effectually defends its glass chimney against accident, and protects the lamp from wind. The simple means by which this lamp is made to preserve its verticality in all positions of the telescope is evident from the figure. By this lamp alone the bright wire or bright field illumination is given at pleasure, and with any desired intensity, simply by movement of the small pin p." —The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1903

Telescope

"The eye-end of a telescope. The reader will recognize the micrometer previously described. L is a paraffin…

This brooch watch is designed to be pinned on a garment. It shaped in a snake that is formed into a circle, with a small watch in the center that is held by the serpents mouth.

Brooch Watch

This brooch watch is designed to be pinned on a garment. It shaped in a snake that is formed into a…