New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-21
THE AGE OF PINS.
EARLIER RACES USED SMALL BONES IN THEIR
PLACE.
From The ST. Louis Republic.

From The st. Louis Republic
Pins are as the saying goes. as old as the nils.
In some form another they nave oeen ~ eA-
istence ever since first parents clothed tnem-
selves In hg leaves which grew wild in the Garden
Eden As matter OF faSt; pms rS Sa ihs na tursI
thorn. which is still used TO some extent by the
present of Upper Egypt In prehIsof s ' nS
nins were also made OF small bones OF nsn Anu
Among the remains of the !ake-dwellers OF Europe
have been found bronze pins and bronze Drooenes'
i'm which the pins form the prominent feature.
many OF which are highly, ornamente,d ana very ,s
beautiful few copper and one iron PIN nave also
been found 1t Is estimated that 10000 pins nave
been collected at the lacustrne' station N s,cs
and were probably used as hairpins three nave
been found at Pesehi.ra which are time M:
Among the snglc-sem pins are many i naes
devices for preventing the spike from passing en Is
used for fastening together Many or them are 50
formed that they are thicker In some Places n1 bans
have the head formed by loose ring passed
through an eye In me pm ew hronze pns and
bone hairplns. with ornamental heads, nave been
discovered among relics OF p bmpsc hin had be-
come in the fifteenth century an article OF suinceht
Importance to ii sss UeohSted the m
portaton OF pins. AS necessity OF the toet pms
were introduced into ENGLAND IN ,ns oward
Queen OF Henry VIII. who received them from
Very good pins were made this period Of brass
but large portion OF them were maze n1u IRON
whi W. bIanched ana sou IoT pia'S pms
order to prevent this imposition upon the goon
peop.e OF England. Parliament IN iSiS Passec an
ACT provIiing that mo person shan put % %
ale any nins but such shall be double-headed
mi have the heads soldered fast 10 the shanks OF
The nins well smoothed, the shanks Wen shapeh'
the polnt well rounded. flied. canted ana sharp
,ned' ,,..o - ,,s ,unnIv
~ nns ,intlI 1926 when John Tisby introduced the
manufacture In Worcestershire MS pusi'iess si CIV
90 snch an extent that IL Is SAID ne gave enpio! /,
,n.nt 70 / 800 persons ut any rate. MS pins. STROUD
nina 40 thew were called. gained hign reputatoI'
In I,lS the manufacture was introduces my ~
and Birmingham the lat'er p, naus.rv t'e'' w
coun,np The great centre Of the Industry -
pims In america made their first appearing,
d,,rng the last century. In li'5 prize was oHered
w he coIonIsts Of Carolina who introduced tne
d., ~, naive pins and needles. During me VIZ OF
10 ,.hsn owing - the restrictions upon commerce
The nrlce OF pins rose TO IL per paper, .ns r rua
sc,,,re was actually started in the United states,
10y, aasa moi seem to have met with success as tne
Du. ~ was soon abandoned. The industry WAS
NOT fairly started In this country unt inc sSai
The early pms in this country were n,aue VII
o,ohnar heads of fine twisted wire. mace separ.
s, .,,o and secured to the shank by compressor
rom falling block and die THESE o,a PMS nau
:, was m overcome this difficulty that the sien. On
- w. carry inventors was directed me soIld-neau
81 "a hin in common to-day took the place. Vi '"e
oi9 toIn' ~ Jntroducton OF machinery. pins were
,rsds by manual labor In such way as 70 rS SW
tne'r prsons before completion BY mach merry Vt, N
en- 81 The present time, 1t Is estimated tnat loV
uIu ara turned out per minute. IN Engiamu w..
nsn 900 nIns are made daily. of which 5VWVW are
ww sTa In birmingham alone Connecucut y tne
nrncpai centre OF the Industry IN the oh'eo o'a'e'