A Terry clip (or Terry's clip) is a spring metal clip used to hold a

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object. For example, to secure a bicycle pump onto a bicycle frame. The object to be held is pushed into the clip to secure it, and pulled out to release. The original Terry clips were manufactured and sold by Herbert Terry & Sons Limited,

Redditch Redditch is a town, and local government district, in north-east Worcestershire, England, approximately south of Birmingham. The district has a population of 85,000 as of 2019. In the 19th century, it became the international centre for the ...

, England (established in 1855).

References in popular culture

* The Terry clip provided the inspiration for the song "Terry Keeps His Clips On" by Vivian Stanshall. This was recorded in 1975, but wasn't released until 1981 on the album ''

Teddy Boys Don't Knit ''Teddy Boys Don't Knit'' is the third solo album by Vivian Stanshall. As with his 1974 debut solo album ''Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead'', it consists entirely of songs, rather than the comedy-narrative-with-integral-songs of its immediate predec ...

''.

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