The Humble Safety Pin
Image: U.S Patent Office 1849
We considered the pros and cons of making our one-of-a-kind medal range with the humble safety pin for some time. People said we should use a more socially acceptable pinning device. We took this on board and experimented with numerous catches, brooch pins and bars but kept coming back to the safety pin as our favourite option. Why? Quite simply because they work best with our preferred materials and methods and, dammit, we like them. Our carefully selected steel safety pins are are sturdy, well sprung and sharp.
Invented by Walter Hunt in the 1800s to pay off a debt—yes, really—the safety pin is no stranger to high fashion. We'll gloss over Versace and Lady Gaga/Elizabeth Hurley in That Dress and move straight back to the late 1970s explosion of energy that was punk rock. Are you an enfant terrible? A retiring rabble rouser? We think that underneath that work-a-day exterior you might be. So when sporting a Derring-Do medal know that you are continuing in the tradition of some of life's unconventional movers and shakers. Crank up the volume, put the kettle on and dare to be different.
Invented by Walter Hunt in the 1800s to pay off a debt—yes, really—the safety pin is no stranger to high fashion. We'll gloss over Versace and Lady Gaga/Elizabeth Hurley in That Dress and move straight back to the late 1970s explosion of energy that was punk rock. Are you an enfant terrible? A retiring rabble rouser? We think that underneath that work-a-day exterior you might be. So when sporting a Derring-Do medal know that you are continuing in the tradition of some of life's unconventional movers and shakers. Crank up the volume, put the kettle on and dare to be different.