This doesn't have anything to do with pin cushions, but it is about pins. My husband presented me with a little deal he got at the auto parts store. It is only about 8 inches long with a magnet on the end, but you can pull it out to
several different lengths so you reallly don't have to get up from your chair to pick them up. Not very expensive.
I assume they were made for mechanics to retrieve screws,
washers, etc.