safety pin

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Adding insult to injury, to settle a debt, Hunt sold the 1849 patent rights for something that could have kept his legacy alive: the modern-day safety pin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

The costume department must have used every safety pin in town.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025

If the safety pin is still there the next time you declutter — meaning you haven’t worn the item in that time frame — it’s time to part ways.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024

Many others used a much more effective tool - the ubiquitous safety pin.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2023

Mami had strung a nugget of coral and an onyx bead on a safety pin and attached it to Raymond’s baby shirt at birth.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago