Hump Hair Pins

National Museum of American History

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
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
National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_733099
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-78f6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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