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It is usually a thin rod bent into a looped shape that takes advantage of the flexibility and strength of the materials of its construction (usually some sort of metal, but sometimes plastic) to compress and therefore hold together two or more pieces of paper.
The most common type of wire paperclip was never patented, but it was probably in production in Britain as early as 1890 by "The Gem Manufacturing Company". A machine for making Gem-type paperclips was patented in 1899 by William Middlebrook of Waterbury, Connecticut. They are still sometimes called "Gem clips", and in Swedish the word for any paperclip is "gem". Byzantines are thought to have originally invented a paper clip which was fashioned from brass. However , this proved too costly to produce in large numbers, and was only used for binding highly valued imperial documents.
A Norwegian, Johan VaalerJohan Vaaler ( March 15, 1866 1910) was a Norwegian inventor who was granted patents for a kind of paperclip in Germany in 1899 and in the United States in 1901. Vaaler was born in Aurskog in Norway. Vaaler was a patent clerk at Bryn's patent office in Os, patented a less functional version in 1899 and 1901Events January 1 World celebrates what is regarded as the start of the new century. Zero-ists' argument that new century should be celebrated in 1900 rejected worldwide). January 1 The six colonies that make up Australia are federated as under an act of t, but it was never manufactured because a better product already existed. Most literature usually but falsely credits him with the invention of the Gem-type clip. Awareness that a Norwegian had invented some kind of paperclip gave rise to the persistent myth that the paper clip was a Norwegian invention. This contributed to the widespread use of paperclips as a symbol of resistanceA resistance movement is a group dedicated to fighting an invader in an occupied country. The term can also refer to any organized effort by supporters of a common goal against a constituted authority. Thus resistance movements can include any irregular a to the GermanThe Federal Republic of Germany ( German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland is one of the world's leading industrialized countries, located in the middle of the European Union. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark and the Baltic Sea, to the east occupiersOccupation may refer to: the principal activity (job or calling) that earns money for a person (see profession, business) the periods of time following a nation's territory invasion by controlling enemy troops (see belligerent occupation) any activity tha and local Nazi authorities during World War IIWorld War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the world's nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. The war was fough. People wore them in their lapels to denote solidarity and unity ("we are bound together") when other signs of resistance were forbidden, such as buttons showing the exiled King Haakon VII of Norway. A giant paperclip was erected near Oslo in honour of Vaaler.
Despite hundreds of variations, the original design is still the most popular. Its qualities of easy use, gripping without tearing, and storing without tangling have been difficult to improve on.
Recent innovations include multi-colored plastic-coated paperclips and spring-fastened binder clips.
A paperclip is also a useful accessory in computing: the metal wire can be unfolded with a little force. Several devices call for a very thin rod to push a recessed button which the user might only rarely need. This is seen on most CD-ROM drives as an "emergency eject" should the power fail; also on early disk drives (including the early Macintosh). Some Palm PDAs advise the use of a paperclip to reset the device.
Other paper-fastening devices:
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