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Thursday, March 6, 2008

How was the safety pin invented?


How was the safety pin invented?

The safety pin was invented while Walter Hunt was twisting a piece of wire, trying to think of something that would help him pay off a fifteen-dollar debt. On April 10, 1849, the safety pin was patented. Walter Hunt thought so little of his safety pin as an invention that he sold off the patent for hundred dollars

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