So Who Invented the Paperclip


	So Who Invented the Paperclip

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6-3-2007 9:50 AM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/7ad751f6-87f8-4693-a708-b8a1465c1e53/B3A7E228-B8EE-4D68-879B-190D8EBC222C/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.didyouknow.cd/paperclips.htm" href="http://www.didyouknow.cd/paperclips.htm" style="font-size: 11px;">www.didyouknow.cd</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.didyouknow.cd/paperclips.htm"><P>When <A href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060838310?ie=UTF8&tag=didyouknow&link_code=em1&camp=212341&creative=380429&creativeASIN=0060838310&adid=deec91f7-07b4-44f2-8f52-146390f46f3e" target="_blank" id="amzn_cl_link_0" name="0060838310">Johann Vaaler</A> patented          his paper clip in 1901, therealready were similar designs on the books.          William Middlebrook of Waterbury, Connecticut patented his design in 1899.          Cornelius Brosnan of Springfield, Massachusetts patented his Konaclip          in 1900.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.didyouknow.cd/paperclips.htm"><P>So, who was first? Well, it 
        is thought to be Johann Vaaler. Drawings of his design date to early 1899, 
        but since Norway had no patent law at the time, he had to seek patent 
        rights in Germany and the US in the following years.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.didyouknow.cd/paperclips.htm"><P>Johann Vaaler was born on 15 
        March 1866 in Aurskog, Norway. Known as an innovator in his youth, he 
        graduated in electronics, science and mathematics. He was employed by 
        the owner of a invention office when he invented the paperclip in 1899.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.didyouknow.cd/paperclips.htm"><P>Several designs followed the 
        original. Only a few remain, such as the Ideal, Non-Skid, Owl and Gem.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.didyouknow.cd/paperclips.htm"><P>The first double-oval clip, 
        the Gem, was launched in early-1900 by Gem Manufacturing Ltd of England.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/B3A7E228-B8EE-4D68-879B-190D8EBC222C/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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