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Figure 2

An old liquorice tin labelled with the words Harrison pins and a number of small dressmakers pins

© National Maritime Museum

A tin for liquorice cough sweets containing 33 dressmaker’s pins labelled ‘Harrison pins’ by the sea clocks’ devoted restorer Rupert Gould.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15180/140203/003