A Case of Necessity Box of Safety Pins Antique Postcard caricature portrait They are stamped Philippines on

They are stamped Philippines on the bottom

others simply pinned up

The hammer is long gone

or just hung and enjoyed as the fabulous sculptural object that it is

and I gave them all a quick polish though they should polish up some more with some added effort

A Case of Necessity Box of Safety Pins Antique Postcard caricature portrait They are stamped Philippines onTerrific graphics on this punny antique postcard produced by the J. I Austen Company, Chicago, which made some good ones! C. 1910 or so I believe. Hard to beat that green box with red liner and perfectly lined up safety pins and pretty clever too. 3 1 2" x 5 1 2" and in very good, unused condition. A bit of foxing staining visible on the background, pretty minor.