Lovely Victorian Glass Head Pin Lot antique folded paper made from a pretty perfectly

made from a  pretty perfectly sized spool of fishing line

) to realize is a little man in furry creature costume

wonderful pattens

one of a handful I've purchased by artist Peter Passuntino (b

and William Dickes (1815-1892)

Lovely Victorian Glass Head Pin Lot antique folded paper made from a pretty perfectlyI do believe Victorian glass head pin cubes like this one are among the best examples of product design ever, and this one I found with one single black head pin among the grid of white ones, like a black sheep amid the flock! With two groups of larger veil pins, a box of mourning pins, and a second smaller pin rectangle with pretty blue sides all found together, and all in very nice condition. For reference, cube: 1 5 8" cubed. All pictured included,