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Re: straight pins
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Ron May <[log in to unmask]>
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HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 14 Aug 2001 17:13:30 -0400
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In a message dated 8/14/01 1:20:21 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
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<< I have noticed in some of my archival work that  early 19th century
 documents are pinned together.

         Just another use for straight pins that should be considered.

 David Hayes
 St. Croix, Virgin Islands
  >>

Good point David, I have found U.S. Army documents in the U.S. National
Archives, Laguna Niguel and smaller archives that were pinned with straight
pins. There once was a fascinating exhibit at the Bancroft Library on various
brass, copper, and ferrous metal fasteners for reports and letters.

Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.

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