American history

Tipping was once condemned as un-American. It spread after the Civil War through European travel, low-wage service jobs and hotel changes, and Prohibition then helped it take hold.

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Walter Hunt, a New York mechanic, patented the spring-based safety pin on April 10, 1849, reportedly while trying to raise money to pay a $15 debt.

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