D.F. Tayler & Co. Ltd. Dressmakers' Steel Pins Tin, Birmingham, Made in England, Circa 1930s-1950s

Small round pale-green tin lid printed in coral with "D.F. Tayler & Co. Ltd., Dressmakers' Hardened & Tempered Steel Pins" around the rim, and a central pin-burst trade mark reading "Trade Mark, Made in England." D.F. Tayler and Co. was a Birmingham pin maker founded in 1787 that became a limited company in 1886. Dates to approximately 1930s-1950s. Light surface wear, rubbing and spotting to the lid.