Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Personal Care
Classification
Personal Care
Hair Care Objects
Accession Number
995002075 a-ad
Description
Cardboard card with thirty grey bobby pins attached; each bobby pin is made of a single strip of metal folded in half with a space at the fold; the bottom half is flat and the top half goes through to the front; 1 button is 1.9 cm in diameter with a plastic front; 1 button is slightly wavy; both e…
Cardboard card with thirty grey bobby pins attached; each bobby pin is made of a single strip of metal folded in half with a space at the fold; the bottom half is flat and the top half goes through to the front; 1 button is 1.9 cm in diameter with a plastic front; 1 button is slightly wavy; both ends have been dipped in plastic to reduce sharpness; the top end is also bent up in a 45 deg angle
Number Of Parts
30
Part Names
a-ad - pins - Size: Length 5.3 cm. x Width 1.0 mm.
Bobby pins were used by nurses to secure their caps to their hair.
Carl W. Renstrom was an Omaha, Nebraska businessman; the creator of Tip-Top Products Company. He began selling hair products made of metal in 1936, and was a success. During the Second World War, he re-tooled his machines to create military wire reels, barbed wire throws, and land mine crates, After the war, he converted to plastics, selling the company to Rayette Co. (later Faberge) in 1964 for twenty-five million dollars.