Large Vintage Monarch Straight Pin Roll wire sock stretchers slithering snake emanating from its

slithering snake emanating from its nose

I've been keeping a bit of an eye out for old lady legs calipers

I see them filled with olives

I believe that what appears to be a "3J" at lower right likely refers to his Alt's class in school

Large Vintage Monarch Straight Pin Roll wire sock stretchers slithering snake emanating from itsThis 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