You Guessed It: Pin Frogs
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REVISTA DEDICADA AL NÍQUEL Y A SUS APLICACIONES |
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PIN FROGS HELP to maintain the position of flowers in water-filled vases. |
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FABRICATED OF STAINLESS STEEL these pin frogs are a good substitute for units previously made
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Stainless steel replaces lead in pin frogs used to maintain floral
arrangements
Revista de Níquel, Marcha 2006 -- The stainless steel objects featured in
the last issue of Nickel Magazine are called pin frogs. They are manufactured by Pounder Manufacturing
of Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada.
They are made of
S30400 stainless steel and are used to keep flowers from floating in a vase and to maintain a flower
arrangement.
Placed in water at the bottom of a flower vase, stems of flowers are pushed onto the pins. The weight of
the pin frog keeps the flowers from floating. These pin frogs were designed to replace units that were
previously made of lead.
Many thanks to those readers who sent in their answers to our quiz.
Crédito de la fotografía: Constructive Communications (top) and Tom Skudra for the Nickel Institute (bottom).
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Ivan Cooper |
