Dear Brian There are a couple of pictures in Gertrude Whiting's old time tools and toys of needlework (Dover 1971) the Venetian ones are glass headed some with spherical heads and others shaped as animals and birds p143
On page 145 are East Midlands pins described as King pins, Bugles or Limicks I can send you a scan if you wish Best wishes Louise - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
