But neither accessory protected the user from the pin’s sharp edge. This problem was solved by the American mechanic Walter Hunt, in 1849. Hunt patented the safety pin, which he called a dress pin.

When it concerns the safety pin or the paper collar, they are probably taking a leaf out of their inventor’s book. For American inventor Walter Hunt spent a lifetime inventing, without becoming ...

Hunters stop by early morning and place a pin or magnet on a map to let other ... “Convenience, communication and safety — those are the three selling points.” The convenience is obvious ...

Safety is a mindset. Hunters using firearms must develop a specific ... They can be push buttons near the trigger guard, levers that lock the firing pin, levers that lock both the firing pin ...

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 ...

With the rise of more accurate bowhunting gear, the popularization of long-range 3D tournaments, and social media hype about shooting far, the single pin sliding sight is trendy right now. But for ...

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’.

Walter Hunt (1785-1859), a 19th century engineer and machinist, was only a bit player in the history of the sewing machine but he was a prolific “Yankee mechanical genius” who had a penchant ...

One hundred and sixty-six years after their invention, John Galliano offered proof on the Maison Margiela runway today that safety pins were indeed, as their inventor Walter Hunt claimed ...