About Sta-Rite Ginnie Lou

Sta-Rite became a corporation in September of 1917. The first Sta-Rite product was a patented hairpin made from celluloid. By 1921 Sta-Rite had developed a method of manufacturing hairpins from wire. In 1925 bobby pins appeared on the market and Sta-Rite designed and patented several bobby pins to satisfy the new bobbed hair that had become so popular with the movie stars. Both Sta-Rite hairpins and bobby pins were very popular with the beauticians. In 1926 Sta-Rite joined the Barber & Beauty Supply Institute (now Professional Beauty Association) and have remained members of this organization ever since. During WWII, Sta-Rite shifted its production to supply the U.S. Defense Department with metal safety clips and arming wire for bombs. The Sta-Rite employees received an Army-Navy E Award for Excellence both in 1943 and 1944. Following WWII, the company continued its work to provide and manufacture the finest quality bobby pins and hairpins possible. Sta-Rite has met demand for styling brushes, combs, hairnets, wave nets, caps, bonnets, and ponytail holders along with other popular hair care accessories. We continue to proudly provide our US military with bobby pins and snap-eze clips and have been mentioned in the SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, & Escape) Handbook for humanities courses at Stanford University. Our goal today remains the same as it was in 1917, to provide the finest hair accessories at the best possible price.Read their story