Toilet Pin Box - "The Lady's Own"
Item 1: rectangular tin box with hinged lid. Black text. Image on top of lid is the coat of arms consisting of a central shield flanked by a ram and a white horse, surrounded by flowering vines. Inside of lid is black text.
Item 2: different sized silvered sewing pins
Toilet pins have nothing to do with washing or the lavatory. The word ‘toilet’ derives from the French toile, which means material so they were pins for material. The special feature was a large head (originally of glass) and a thinner shaft so that a smaller hole was made in the material.
Details
Details
Top of lid:
"The Lady's Own Toilet Pin Box. Best Pins. Perfect Points"
Inside of lid:
"Containing a quarter of a pound of best pins. Manufactured in England.
Is an indispensable companion to ladies at home, abroad, in the boudoir, touring, visiting or the hotel. Being made of the finest brass wire and carefully silvered, these pins may be used without risk to the finest materials."
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