At one time, right
after the industrial revolution, people used iron pins to hold sheets
of paper
together. However, this system had obvious limitations: firstly the
sheets had to be punched,
and secondly the pins rusted over time, spoiling the paper.
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| Johan Vaaler paperclip |
As
soon as new technology made it possible to produce steel, much more
versatile than iron, at lower costs factories began to produce a lot
of new items, including paperclips.
Historically, the first patent to the inventor of the paper clip is
attributed to Norwegian Johan Vaaler who in 1899 invented a square
clip very similar to that still used today. Also in 1899 William
Middlebrook was the first to file a patent for the machine that
allowed the industrial production of paperclips.
The use of paperclips are tied curious historical episodes. In Norway, during the Nazi occupation, Norwegians, referring to the invention of Vaaler, began as a protest to wear paperclips on the lapels of their jackets.
The paperclip, in modern times, has become one of those objects designed so that it has become a recognizable symbol even in computing: Microsoft Office for years has been accompanied by Clippy, the virtual assistant paperclip. In addition, each time you send or receive an email, a paper clip icon reminds you of the presence of an attachment.
The paperclip even today, despite having continuous evolution, has remained in form and materials very similar to the first units in circulation and continues even in today's digital age, to help people to keep sheets of paper together just like 100 years ago.
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a full range of paperclips to keep all your sheets together!
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