A bobby pin (also known as kirby grip or hair grip in the United Kingdom) is a type of hairpin, usually of metal or plastic, used in style haircut to hold hair in place. This is a small double-branched pin or clip that slips into the hair with an open fork and then a flexible fork covers the hair to hold it in place. They are usually plain and not strikingly colored, but some are decorated or intricate gems. Bobby pins became popular in the 1920s to hold a new bob hairstyle.
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Usage
The main use of hairpin is to hold the hair in place. In addition to bob hair, bobby pins are often used in up-dos, buns, and other hairstyles in which a sleek look is desired. To use the hairpin, hold the hair in the desired position and push the hairpin (upright side up) in place.
Bobby pins can also be used to hold head coverings such as headbands, bandanas, and yarmulkes in place.
They can be used as a decorative element in the hair.
Attributes such as clipping action or having flat and flat metal pieces available means bobby pins can be used in other ways as well:
- As an emergency stab by straightening two hairpins to select the key.
- They can be used instead of tongs to dry light items.
- They can be used as clips to store multi-portion packets that are closed between usages.
- They can be inserted into book pages as bookmarks.
- Bobby pins are sometimes used to protect the fingers from burns while smoking the last part of a cigarette. In such usage, bobby pins are known colloquially as "clip roach."
- Bobby pins can be used to tie the string through pre-cut holes on the skin and other heavy materials.
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Appearance
Like a hairpin, bobby flip flops are sometimes meant to be noticed on the hair. The decorated bobby pins can have beads, ribbons or other details on it, and are usually used to pull the front of the hair while looking for decoration.
Bobby pins can also be colored hair color, such as blonde, brown, or red to blend better into the hair.
Some are made without a rigid side that is wavy and even smooth and curved. They are made in this way to help with the grip factor and they stay closer and more closely attached to the embedded hair.
Bobby pins can also be padded to avoid the hair tangle.
History
The bobby pin was created by Luis Marcus, a cosmetics manufacturer based in San Francisco, after World War I and is widely used as a hairstyle known as "bob" or "bob hair". He initially sold two handmade bobby pins for 35 cents. Although Marcus thinks of pin naming after himself, he names them bobby after a bob hairstyle. A trademark on the term "pin bobbie" was held for decades by Smith Victory Corporation of Buffalo, New York. Trademark infringement claims made by Smith Victory Corporation against Procter & amp; Gamble about naming them their permanent home product Bobbi completed in the 1950s with payment to Smith Victory Corporation by P & amp; G. This term is now used publicly and therefore is no longer a legitimate trademark. Similarly, English "kirby handles" are derived from the Kirbigrip trademark , used by Birmingham manufacturers such as pins, Kirby, Beard & amp; Co., Ltd.
References
External links
- The Goody.com site on the swinging pin
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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