Clothespin ★ Legit

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

The clothespin has even been featured in large-scale public sculptures, most notably the 45-foot Clothespin sculpture by Claes Oldenburg in Philadelphia [26, 35]. clothespin

While still common in laundry rooms, clothespins are now frequently used in several other domains: David M