“Pin money,” a.s the name of :» wife’s allowance, dates back to th« reign of Charles L This monarch received £SOO a year from the pinmakers; this sum he handed over to hi - Queen for her private purse. Tinv electric light bulbs are mounte* on the shafts of the newest surgeon s instruments. While the surgeon is performing an operation, the lamp direct * a tiny circle of light into the wous4.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 206, 19 November 1927, Page 9
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70Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 206, 19 November 1927, Page 9
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