Pin, Safety
- Object Name:
- Pin, Safety
- Object ID:
- 1989.006.03.2
- Creator:
- Risdon Manufacturing Company
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Danbury, CT
- Description:
- Safety pin for blanket. One of a pair of large brass "safety" pins, said by dealer to have been used in the Amoskeag textile industry, Manchester, NH. Straight pin, bent in such a way that it can fasten textiles together and have a protected point in a configuration to keep it from sliding very far. Heavy brass wire with spring quality to the metal, wrapped around a mandrel twice and bent to fit into a stamped metal sheath. Surfaces smooth and polished. Stamped on one side of protective head: "RISDON / KEY-TAG".
- Material:
- Metal
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-0.3 W-1.1 L-5 inches Weight-1.35 oz
- Provenance:
- Donor purchased a set of six safety pins at Break-a-Day Country Store, Concord, NH, Dec. 17, 1988, and donated two, which were the only marked ones.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Douglas Copeley
- Subjects:
- Keys (Hardware)
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