I've been eyeing antique pin cushions lately where someone's name or a message was painstakingly spelled out in pins, which has me thinking about the decorative potential of pins stuck in all sorts of things. But, also, I think this huge roll of them is just a beautiful readymade object as it is. I also like the paper wrap around the outside reading "pins pins pins." These were made by Dennison and I believe date to the 1950s or so.
5 1/4" in diameter x 1" tall. I believe it is a roll of 5000 pins.