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Pin disc covered in blue silk; drawing of beehive on recto; fire engine "Protection" No. % on verso.
pincushions
silk (textile)
Pincushion
"The Honey Bees./Mr. William Newton/Our sting is death to the flames." (handwritten)
"Protection/The weapon of our warfare is cold water, and that is used with vigour white required/Jamais en correre" (handwritten)
Unknown
Gift of Miss Ella Newton Rhoades
1944.232
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