Large Vintage Monarch Straight Pin Roll antique mathbook and the fact that they

and the fact that they can be balanced to sit up on their own

from a lot that had been purchased from the home and studio of Jeff Lalish

He doesn't stand quite on his own but sits straight upright very well if just lightly leaned against something

with sinew attaching the moveable arms and legs

Large Vintage Monarch Straight Pin Roll antique mathbook and the fact that theyThis 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