Hump Hair Pins

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Object Details

Description

Sol H. Goldberg (1887-1940) was a Chicagoan who, having invented Hump Hair Pins, established and presided over the Hump Hairpin Manufacturing Co. Later, when bobbed hair became fashionable, Goldberg began manufacturing bobby pins.

Ref: “RITES TOMORROW / FOR HAIRPIN KING / SOL H. GOLDBERG,” Chicago Tribune (June 6, 1940), p. 30.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Gary P. and Sandra Baden

date made

ca 1915 - 1930

ID Number

1979.0798.498

accession number

1979.0798

catalog number

1979.0798.498

Object Name

hair pins

Physical Description

metal (product material)

Measurements

overall: 2 3/4 in x 2 1/2 in; 6.985 cm x 6.35 cm

place made

United States: Illinois, Chicago

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Health & Medicine

Beauty and Hygiene Products: Hair Care and Enhancement

Beauty and Health

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-78f6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_733099