Toilet pins

Object/Artifact

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Glenview History Center

Name/Title

Toilet pins

Description

Small cube of Best Steel Toilet Pins

Context

The word "toilet" comes from the French word "toile" which means cloth. These types of pins were used often for pinning pieces of clothing together, attaching accessories, hats, corsages, etc. The design of the pin, with the large head but thin needle shaft, meant they would leave a much smaller hold in the cloth. Ladies kept cubes, tins or other containers on their vanities to keep the pins handy for use. https://fairwindscapecod.com/products/the-stayin-pin-cube