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Where did safety pins come from and how have they been used over the centuries?

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FIBULA: brooch, or pin, originally used in Greek and Roman dress for fastening garments. The fibula developed in a variety of shapes, but all were based on the safety-pin principle. Greek fibulae from the 7th century BC were elaborately dec...

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