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Els van Dam wrote:
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I hate the plastic ones. They break too easily.

Higs,
Katherine

I still used the wooden ones.
When we sailed to the Bay of Quinte (lake Ontario) years ago, for our
summer holidays, We had stopped for an ice cream while waiting for a
bridge to open while going through the Murray canal. It was one of
those quainte rural stores that carry everything from an axe to indeed
clothespegs They had the most wonderful clothespegs, I bought three
packs. I am still using these today. I have never seen them again.
They have a special kind of spring, so that the legs never come apart
(ok I know I am going to get some comment about this, or a giggle)

LOL Not saying a word!

Higs,
Katherine

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Mirjam Bruck-Cohen wrote:
I never heard them called Pins ,

They were also called clothespegs in the North of
England where I grew up. They also were not the kind with two
separate pieces and a spring to hold them together, rather a single
piece of carved wood with a knob on top and two "legs". It was easy
to draw a tiny face on the knob, wrap a scrap of cloth around them,
and have a clothespeg dolly.

Yes we did)))))

That is not the kind we use. Ours have two pieces of wood and a spring.
The other ones we buy in craft stores, just for that purpose.

Yes we have the spring clip ones now but mostly made with plastic. I
haven't seen the others in the shops for years.

they are still sold here, let me know if you want some....LOL

Thanks Els)