Posted 3 years ago
robbieelle
(6 items)
The colors on these cards are really bright considering their age , these along with many hair accessories were donated to me by the children of a local hairdresser that passed away earlier this year. The woman was 92 years old and had owned a beauty salon for many years before retiring in 1990.
Vintage Guru Reveals Her Glamour Secrets
The Killer Mobile Device for Victorian Women
Gloriously Grotesque 19th-Century Pipes
The Beautiful Chaos of Improvisational Quilts
Our Dad, the Water Witch of Wyoming
This 1959 Goggomobil Is Insanely Cute and Gets 55 MPG. Why Can’t Detroit Do That?
California Cool: How the Wetsuit Became the Surfer's Second Skin
The Unfiltered History of Rolling Papers, Plus Tommy Chong's Big Fat Jamaican Vacation
World's Smallest Museum Finds the Wonder in Everyday Objects
Fightin’ Femmes: Unmasking Female Superheroes with Author Mike Madrid

Why were they called bob pins, anyway? And how did that get changed into Bobby pins?
according to the online etymology dictionary bob is "short hair" and "bobby" is a diminuitive form. Add "pin" for an associated word.