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Baby safety pins have been used for decades to fasten diapers and hold things together. Safety pins in general have been around since the late 1890s. The invention of the safety pin is attributed to a man named Walter Hunt, who used the invention to pay off a debt. Safety pins became popular because they could be used on clothes that were being worn or handled without fear of being jabbed. The metal head holds the pointed wire securely and was changed to a full plastic head for baby safety pins in order to reduce the metal edges that might scrape or irritate.

Baby safety pins are usually composed of hardened brass or high carbon steel. They can then be coated with another metal or painted a different color. Most baby safety pins are between one and two inches long, while regular safety pins can be anywhere from ¾ of an inch to 3 inches long. Baby safety pins also tend to use slightly thicker wire in their construction so that it is less likely to tear through fabric.

Baby safety pins have seen a definite decline in use in the last few decades. Disposable diapers have become far more popular because of their convenience and sanitation. Since cloth diapers have gone out of use, baby safety pins have also. But in the last few years there has been a small resurgence of cloth diapers and baby safety pins, due largely to the push to be environmentally friendly. Some parents avoid disposable diapers because they want to reduce waste that goes to landfills. These people continue to use baby safety pins.

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