Lord's Prayer on a Pinhead

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:37 pm

Convicted forger A. Schiller was serving his time in Sing

Sing prison in the late 1800s when guards found him dead in

his cell. On his body they found seven regular straight pins

whose heads measured the typical 47/1000ths of an inch or

1.17 millimeters in diameter. Under 500 magnification it was

found that the tiny etchings seen on the heads of the pins

were the words to The Lord's Prayer, which is 65 words and

254 letters long. Of the seven pins, six were silver and one

was gold - the gold pin's prayer was flawless and a true

masterpiece. Schiller had spent the last 25 years of his life

creating the pins, using a tool too small to be seen by the

naked eye. It is estimated that it took 1,863 sepatate carving

strokes to make it. Schiller went blind because of his

artwork.

Patsy Warnick · Post by **Patsy Warnick** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:16 pm

Red

I have a cross with that tiny etching in the center - has a tiny magnified center

so you can read it. Theres a name for this I forgot it.

I Love it and enjoy wearing it

Patsy

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:07 am

This is a guy my brother knows

http://www.willard-wigan.com/art.html

Red · Post by **Red** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:24 am

Uncle Kram;556114 wrote: This is a guy my brother knows

http://www.willard-wigan.com/art.html

Hiya cutemeister, It says here that he has an exhibition on at the NEC 6th/8th of october im assuming that's this year? it looks excellent id love to go and see it and im sure df would to

and did i mention that man is gorgeous! :sneaky:

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:33 am

wow, that is amazing talent! :-6

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:47 am

Uncle Kram;556114 wrote: This is a guy my brother knows

http://www.willard-wigan.com/art.html

Thank you Uncle Kram for that link! That man is incredible. Absolutely incredible.

crazygal · Post by **crazygal** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:18 am

Wow that is totally amazing!

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:36 am

I heard an interview on local radio once and he was really interesting. His work sells for thousands of pounds. I've always wondered what tools he uses.

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:37 am

Uncle Kram;556462 wrote: I heard an interview on local radio once and he was really interesting. His work sells for thousands of pounds. I've always wondered what tools he uses.

really small ones??

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:02 am

sunny104;556463 wrote: really small ones??

Nice one Miss Marple

jennyswan · Post by **jennyswan** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 12:53 pm

Wow, how it that possible?

weinbeck · Post by **weinbeck** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:34 pm

sunny104;556463 wrote: really small ones??

Only got a small tool? Yeah - I know how he feels!:wah: :wah:

cars · Post by **cars** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:51 pm

Actually when you come down to think about it, what made the guards think about reading the pin heads. As it took a 500 mag glass to show it in 'readable' size! :wah: