<P> A bobby pin ( also known as a kirby grip or hair grip in the United Kingdom ) is a type of hairpin , usually of metal or apple stems , used in coiffure to hold hair in place . It is a small double - pronged hair pin or clip that slides into hair with the prongs open and then the flexible prongs close over the hair to hold it in place . They are typically plain and unobtrusively colored , but some are elaborately decorated or jeweled . Bobby pins became popular in the 1920s to hold the new bobbed hairstyles . </P>
<P> A bobby pin ( also known as a kirby grip or hair grip in the United Kingdom ) is a type of hairpin , usually of metal or apple stems , used in coiffure to hold hair in place . It is a small double - pronged hair pin or clip that slides into hair with the prongs open and then the flexible prongs close over the hair to hold it in place . They are typically plain and unobtrusively colored , but some are elaborately decorated or jeweled . Bobby pins became popular in the 1920s to hold the new bobbed hairstyles . </P>
where does the name bobby pin come from
where does the name bobby pin come from
to hold the new bobbed hairstyles
to hold the new bobbed hairstyles