www.saimanexports.com- Our LEADER DX hairgrips History of the humble Bobbypin What is a Bobbypin? A bobby pin is a type of hairpin , usually of metal or plastic, used in coiffure to hold hair in place. In England, it is known as a hair grip , grip, or kirby grip. It is a small pin or clip , and typically plain and unobtrusively colored, but some are elaborately decorated or jeweled. A bobby pin is a double-pronged hair pin that slides into hair with the prongs open and then the flexible prongs close over the hair to hold it in place. Bobby pins became popular in the 1920s to hold the new bobbed hairstyles . The bobbed hairstyles, needed clusters of hair to be held in place, for the style to look its part. That's where they say the term Bobbypin, got its beginning. Various companies in the 1920's, like P&G and Kirby, Beard and Co. have had their fair share of court cases, for infringement. But, now its no longer a valid trademark, due to its world wide us...