Paperclips — Did you know…

Yes, they might not rank high on some people’s office supplies requisition priority list, but still…

• The fastening of papers together can be dated back to the 13th century, people used ribbon to hold together pieces of paper for six century’s until the paper clip was invented.
• The original use for the paperclip was to hold tickets to fabric, but it is most commonly used these days to hold together paper.

• The paperclip is the most widely used icon for attaching things to emails.
• The swedish word for paperclip is ‘Gem’

• One of the main marketing features for the paperclip was that they don’t get tangled together in the box.
• The world record for the largest paperclip to date measures 9m, 28cm in height and 2m 72cm in width.It was unveiled in Russia in 2010.
• The longest paperclip chain made by one person alone was made in America in 2004 using over 54 thousand 3 cm paper clips.

• The paperclip animation named ‘Clippy’ was used in Microsoft Office products to offer help, from 1997–2003. He was famous for tapping on the monitor while you were writing.

Here at The office supplies supermarket online we have a large selection of paperclips, you can have a look at them here: http://www.theofficesuppliessupermarket.com/c/office-stationery/desktop-accessories/paper-clips-and-other-fasteners