Large Vintage Monarch Straight Pin Roll wire sock stretchers They have been well loved

They have been well loved

with a soft ochre yellow for the interior of the ears and black squiggles all over for the fur

I see them filled with olives

but structurally in great shape

Large Vintage Monarch Straight Pin Roll wire sock stretchers They have been well lovedThis is the second roll of straight pins I've had in the shop a beautiful readymade if I ever saw one! I'm always eying antique pin cushions, too, where someone's name or a message was painstakingly spelled out in pin heads, which makes this feel like a big roll of decorative potential to me. This roll was wade by Monarch, c. 1950s or so, and though it's certainly lost a few, it looks like most of the original 5000 remain! 5 5 8" in diameter including