The CLOTHES PEG, was originally invented in the 1700's by the Shaker community to promote a grasp between wet clothes to be hung out to dry on a clothes line. In England, the clothes-peg was a craft that was usually associated with gypsies, who made clothes-pegs from small, split lengths of willow or ash wood and would sell them for money.
In 1853, David M. Smith (US), invented the CLOTHES PIN which was manufactured inexpensively using interlocking plastic or wooden pieces. When the two prongs are pinched at the top of the peg, the prongs open up, and when released, the spring draws the two prongs shut, creating the action necessary for gripping.
However, in October 2012, Turkish artist Mehmet Ali Uysal, a professor of art at the Middle East Technical University, took the CLOTHES PIN to a giant level! Mehmet designed this surreal image of a giant clothes pin, "pinching together a small hill". You can view this sculpture at: Chaudfontaine Park, Liege, Belgium.
The artist designed the sculpture for The Festival of the Five Seasons. The Festival is a permanent event bringing artists, landscape gardeners and botanists to enjoy culture and nature as a place of art and experimentation.
Thought I would share this pic...it's so cool and inventive!
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