Show Hairpins and Other Pins Hairpins have been elaborated as a I means of decoration since the earliest times tunes Particularly beautiful is the j 1 variety and delicacy of ot their workmanship workmanship workman workman- n- n nI j I ship two of the finest specimens being the gold pins which h were f found und at I Salamis in Cyprus and andare are now in the i British museum Even more handsome handsome handsome hand hand- some were vere the Saxon pins of a later date with their shank of ot brass head of go gold d. d and embellishment of garnets and pearls There were too the larger larg larg- er sort of ot pins so conspicuously and frequently mentioned in the Bible The instrument driven by Jael through the temple of Sisera was probably a tent tent- pin while Delilah Delilah- fastened the web of Samson's hair with a pin or batten In the middle ages pins were a great fashion indeed fashion indeed a great necessity necessity- In France and we have it on record that in 1347 pins were removed I from the royal wardrobe for Cor one of or the French prIncesses The convenience conven conven- I lence w wui s. s pr bt bl a it little later later in reaching England but In 1540 we hear of Queen Catherine Howard importing importing importing import import- ing pins from France In 1560 the trade trad underwent considerable change brass superseding iron while at the same time the price was lower lowered d. d |