In the early 19th. Century, the development of mass production guaranteed a uniformly high quality and finish of consumer products. Formerly hand-made and thus frequently irregular, now, pins were consistently well made and finished
[Anglo-Norman neit, clear, pure, variant of Old French net, from Latin nitidus, elegant, gleaming, from nitēre, to shine.]
I also saw a reference to the fact that historically the origin of the word "neat" meant "shiny". Pins are shiny. Don't know which is the real origin of the expression.
I knew that there was a reason that I liked you. George Dickel is my "poison" of choice. Do you know that at one time we had a whole lot of the Dickel bottles that were made up to look like powder horns? I could kick myself that we got rid of them. Must be worth a fortune now!
phoenix, a bit of trivia, the guy (don't remember his name) that created StarTrek prefered Goerge Dickel and used that very same bottle in some StarTrek scenes calling it "Soryian Brandy" sp?
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