My grandmother saved her hair but not for pin cushions. After accumulating a lot, she rolled it up into a cigar fashion and somehow, rolled it up in her hair. It made it look like she had more hair. Her hair was long and thin and she would roll it up with her roll of fallen hair.
She was born in 1892 and passed in 1980 at 88. Never had a major illness, ate a high fat diet. She would slice salt pork thin and put it between 2 slices of rye bread. She probably would have lived longer if she had a proper diet!!!!