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 ...

On April 10, 1849, a modest mechanic and independent ... into a clasping device would go on to be known globally as the safety pin. Hunt, despite the invention’s later ubiquity and significance ...

The safety pin -- invented in 1849 by an American mechanic who needed money to pay off a $15 debt -- uses a cleverly designed clasp to protect users from its fiendishly sharp tip. And that is the ...

Many others used a much more effective tool - the ubiquitous safety pin. Since its invention in 1849, safety pins have been used by women around the world to hold different bits of clothing ...