tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post8373796702713252135..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: From the Archives: As Used by Jane Austen: Pins, the Regency Post-ItUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-57705749898835909662018-06-06T20:45:33.745-04:002018-06-06T20:45:33.745-04:00I just have to say, thank you for this post! Of c...I just have to say, thank you for this post! Of course, it's so perfectly logical--no tape, no paper clips--but I would never have thought of it in years. Now I've got to put this in a novel somewhere.... Though I do wonder about rust. Pins rust terribly over time. One imagines it would leave the pages well marked.Lucynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-33851711589776429582018-06-06T17:48:30.167-04:002018-06-06T17:48:30.167-04:00Sandy - This is fascinating - I had no idea! The e...Sandy - This is fascinating - I had no idea! The entire blog is full of wonderful nerdy-history posts. Thanks so much for sharing! ~ SusanSusan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14576374311141262635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-43298463253917303692018-06-06T17:45:49.362-04:002018-06-06T17:45:49.362-04:00Check out ConnecticutHistory.org | a CTHumanities ...Check out ConnecticutHistory.org | a CTHumanities program (John Howe makes a better pin machine). It was said that a pound of pins was worth a pound of gold and he invented the machine that stuck them in paper. Love your blog, by the way.<br /><br />https://connecticuthistory.org/connecticut-pin-makers/<br /><br />Sandy Nesteriak<br />Shelton, CtaaSandy Nesteriaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-37318901985796664532018-06-06T17:43:27.856-04:002018-06-06T17:43:27.856-04:00Straight pins were used before staples.
You can ...Straight pins were used before staples. <br />You can still buy Bank pins, and that is what I use for my pinner apron and my short gowns. <br />Diananoreply@blogger.com