Rustproof Safety Pins

rustproof
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Found whilst giving the house a quick clean before the party.
12 COUNT ASSORTED SIZES
RUSTPROOF
Made in Czechoslovakia

A nice example of when the packaging seems more substancial than the product.

rustproof safety pins

rustproof2
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GLOBE
BRASS SAFETY PINS

Bathroom Pins

bathroom pins
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I found these three safety pins in a commerative mug (in which I keep my make-up) in the bathroom.
The first is from a box of pins sent by scrapatoria in the USA, with 541 on it.
the blue topped one is for a babies nappy and the third one one if off a garment that must have been dry cleaned..as it has a bit of paper with 3255 on it.

bathrooms pins (back)

bathrooms pins (back)
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I thought Trevira would like these?

Coral flake tin (inside)

inside of tin
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How the broken bits were found, inside the tin.

tin (detail)

tin detail
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Close up of the rusty bottom of the tin.

bottom of tin

bottom of tin
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The bottom of the tin..is it to strike a match on?

Coral flake tin

coral flake tin
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Not that many rich pickings from the boot sales lately. But I did find this old tin for 10 pence at the Verdin Park boot sale last Sunday.
It was in a box full of old boxes (mostly empty).
This one conatined
broken button hook
bent safety pin
two misc bolts
bit of broken penknife
broken crochet hook
2 hooks (one from a watchchain)
Misc thing.
All had been kept in a
"cool & fragrant" Coral Flake tin
W.T.DAVIES & SONS, CHESTER.
Its amazing what people keep...(and buy!)

Bootsale (Misc)

bootsale Misc
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FOUR MISC unrelated items found on the bootsales today (at Winnington Scout hut, The black Greyhound and Lostock)
Medal....150TH ANNIVERSARY OF ROBERT RAIKES FOUNDER OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS 1780 - 1930 ."
Clip..."SIZE 1X BRITISH MEG

MEDAL..50 PENCE
GUIDE BADGE..50 PENCE
CLIP...10 PENCE
BROKEN PENKNIFE..10 PENCE

bootsale (back)

bootsale (back)
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Medal .."ROBERT RAIKES"
Pin..."GIRL GUIDES...Trade Mark"
Pocket knife..""Richards, Sheffield, England,STAINLESS INOXIABLE"