Susan,

By "shape" of sewing pins, do you mean they have heads?  If so, are they
decorative in any way?

M.

On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 2:07 PM, Susan Walter <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> July 7, 2008
> Hi All -
> During that last wildfire tragedy here in San Diego County, we lost one of
> our rural treasures - the Sikes Adobe.  (Plans are to reconstruct it.)
>
> We did some test pits last month and I have these odd little things:
> They are ferrous, 1 inch long and the thickness and shape of sewing pins,
> but in cross section they are square.  (We also have brass sewing pins.)
>  They have heads, and the "point" end is blunt, like a square nail.
>
> Mary Beaudry's book does not mention square sewing pins.
>
> Does anyone know what they might be for?
> Thanks,
> S. Walter
>