Clothespin

In the 1700s, pins were hand-carved from single pieces of wood, often by the Shaker community or Romani folk using branches from ash or hickory trees [25].

David M. Smith of Springfield, Vermont, patented the first modern lever-action clothespin in 1853 [25]. clothespin

Typically made of wood or plastic with a galvanized steel spring [25, 33]. In the 1700s, pins were hand-carved from single