Drawing pin
Category
Desktop & office
Date
Unknown
Materials
metal
Order this imageCollection
Mr Straw's House, Nottinghamshire
NT 741543.2.4.1.1
Summary
One of a pair out of three drawing pins contained in a small two part cardboard box of 'THE TOWER PAPER FASTENERS' alongside split pins, an elastic band, a seed, two small stones and one needle. Kept in a gold and blue metal tin with hinged lid marked 'The Allenburys GLYCERINE AND BLACKCURRANT PASTILLES.' with a metal triangle with two metal balls that meet at the top. The first of a pair of silver coloured drawing pins with the pin cut from the top leaving a hole in the centre. Embossed into the top of these pins are the words 'WAVERLEY WORK ENG. No 1'.
Provenance
Straw collection bequeathed to The National Trust on the death in 1990 of William Straw.
Marks and inscriptions
Top: WAVERLEY WORK ENG. No 1