Before used for crafting and art these pipe cleaners were made as a cleaning tool to get into small and tight curvy places. These were designed in around the early 1900s.
Fishing lures were made after the fishing rod around 2000 BC. These fishing lures were made with bones of animals and bronze.
When the keychains were first made they were used as large belts, normally being made with animal skins. These large keychain belts were first recorded to be made in as early as 4000 BC!
All of the history goes back father then we think, but how far?