Talk:Pin

Which end is the head?

The "head of a pin" is the flat part at the non-pointy end, right? Not the pointy end, right? — Omegatron 02:00, 25 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, the "head" is the portion that is grasped by the fingers, whilst the "point" is bit the fingers desire to avoid ;-) — Charlesj68 17:58, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sizing

Perhaps some information regarding the terminology pertaining to sizing of pins would be useful? — Charlesj68 18:03, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Omissions

This article has some glaring ommissions that render it worthless for research. The use of pins as a sewing aid is completely absent; figures on the number of pins that could be produced lack any information on how many people were involved (there is a vast difference in the significance of "4000 pins a day" between one worker and four thousand workers,) or any citation of resource for these figures to be confirmed. What century is that labor figure from? The common use of pins to fix clothing in place (visible in many period portraits) provides another major medieval market, unmentioned. The fact that archeologists have found pins from the Middle Ages with twisted wire heads implies there were manufacturing techniques that were considerably faster and than "welding", not to mention glass-headed pins...this article gives the impression of reflecting "tales told' rather than "facts researched", so if it's not the former, maybe a bit more work should be put into making that more apparent to readers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Csfriedman (talk • contribs) 01:26, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]