Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While wearing clasps has been in style since ancient Greece (brooches that fastened to togas were the mode du jour), the humble ...

You'll never look at a humble safety pin the same way again “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 ...

Today, April 10, marks International Safety Pin Day. It’s the day in 1849 when Walter Hunt, a mechanic from New York, was granted U.S. Patent No. 6,281 for his invention of the dress pin. While the ...

Safety pins probably have more uses that you can count. Traditionally, they are used to fasten pieces of clothing together, but they can be used for survival purposes, in first aid, and as part of ...

Walter Hunt patented the safety pin in 1849. His design improved on earlier pins by adding a spring and catch. This made the ...

My mother, with her carefully trained eye, always knew when I had lost a button on my school uniform. She would rummage around her bag and produce a safety pin, fastening my blouse gently with it, ...

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 ...

While wearing clasps has been in style since ancient Greece (brooches that fastened to togas were the mode du jour), the humble safety pin made its way into the fashion zeitgeist thanks to the ...