Brass pins

[Richmond Depot]

Would anyone happen to know of a source for brass pins that I can use in my sewing kit?Thanks.

[Jefferson Guards]

I got mine from Wooded Hamlet

www.woodedhamlet.com (http://www.woodedhamlet.com)

[Virginia Mescher]

Would anyone happen to know of a source for brass pins that I can use in my sewing kit?Thanks.

I have brass pins from Wooded Hamlet and also purchased some from a fabric store. Most fabric stores don't have them, but keep an eye out for them.

Also, keep in mind that all pins from the period were not brass, some were blued, but most were tinned.

Below is a short post I did elsewhere on pins.

"Use regular straight pins. Most of the pins brass wire which are then
cleaned by boiling them in a solution of a weak acid or a solution of
tartar (cream of tartar). They were then "tinnned" or "whitened" by boiling
them in grain-tin and cream of tartar until they were coated with tin.
They were then brightened by shaking them in a bag of bran.

The heads on period pins are larger and not flat like modern pins the difference is not very noticable. We have solid-headed pins in which the shaft and head are of one piece of wire. That method of making pins was mentioned in the 1858 book, _The Boy's Book of Industrial Information_ by Elisha Noyce."

[Richmond Depot]

Thanks everyone for the replies. I am going to be giving Wooded Hamlet a call on Monday to order some.