Lill pin

Lill pins are pins used by entomologists and botanists.

They are short pins, with a head. Entomologists use them for holding down setting paper, and for pinning name labels inside collection cases. Botanists use them for mounting specimen envelopes containing bryophyte specimens.[1]

See also

Entomological equipment for mounting and storage

References

  1. ↑ Chemberlain, Edward B. (1903). "Mounting Moss Specimens". The Bryologist. 6 (5): 75–76. doi:10.1639/0007-2745(1903)6[75:mms]2.0.co;2. JSTOR 3238781.


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