Push-pin (game)

It is also known as "put-pin", and it is similar to Scottish games called "Hattie" and "Pop the Bonnet".

[3][4] This was a form of gambling, where a player could win or lose their pins, which were valuable as a rare imported commodity at that time.

Boys and men might stash several pins on a sleeve or lapel to be prepared to play.

For Peters, only intrinsically worthwhile activities warrant inclusion into the school curriculum.

If a case could be made for the intrinsic educational value of push-pin (or a similar pastime), it could warrant inclusion.