The modern safety pin’s genius design dates back to the 19th century, with a man named Walter Hunt, who had a problem to solve. Specifically, Hunt was reportedly trying to pay off a $15 debt ...

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Ordinary safety pins may be safe when closed, but they sometimes fly open and penetrate the flesh of infants whose clothing they fasten. Inventors J. H. Williams of Spokane and Victor Grant Jones ...

The safety pins on your bib look nearly identical to the pins patented by inventor Walter Hunt in 1849: coiled spring on one end, clasp on the other. In the 150 years since, the product has ...

Since its invention in 1849, safety pins have been used by women around the world to hold different bits of clothing together, or to deal with a sudden wardrobe malfunction.