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Have you ever wondered why safety pins have a hole?
The safety pin is a small domestic object that appears settled and complete, yet it carries a design feature that invites repeated questions. The circular hole at the end of the clasped arm has ...
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Here’s what the hole in a safety pin is really for
“These things are so great and have so many uses in so many areas that I don’t even have to market them. Customers just find me,” says Larry Schwartz, who’s been in the safety-pin business for more ...
On April 10, 1849, a modest mechanic and independent inventor from New York named Walter Hunt quietly made history. He patented a small metal object with a spring, calling it a ‘dress pin’. That ...
Got a safety pin? Been seeing them everywhere and not entirely sure what they mean? The safety pin phenomenon hit Britain first; in the wake of the Brexit vote in June 2016, in which Britain voted to ...
Fans of British punk band the Sex Pistols wearing dog collars and T-shirts customised with a safety pin motif, London, 1977(Keystone Features/Getty Images) Is there anything quite so satisfying as ...
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