What is National Paperclip Day?
Each year, National Paperclip Day, May 29th, honors a small but useful product. Yes, even the paperclip has its own day of honor. The day is dedicated to the well-known piece of curved wire that holds our papers together and helps us stay organized.
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Samuel B. Fay was the first patent for a "bent wire paper clip" in the United States in 1867, according to the Early Office Museum, although many may have claimed earlier invention of the paperclip. According to the Early Office Museum, Samuel B. Fay obtained the first patent for a "bent wire paper clip" in the United States in 1867. Fay's clip's original intention was to sew tickets to fabric. However, US patent 64,088 discovered that paperclips could also hold papers together, which was also true for paperclips.
Before 1899, up to 50 others were granted patents for similar designs. Erlman J. Wright, 1877, was one of the few notable names to receive a patent in the United States for his paperclip design. He had already advertised his clip for use in fastening newspapers at that time..
The Gem paperclip, the most likely in British production in the early 1870s by The Gem Manufacturing Company, was never patentless. It is the most common style of wire paperclip and is still in use today. Around 1892, it was introduced to the United States, but Cushman & Denison registered a trademark for the "Gem" word in connection with paperclips in 1904. Sometimes called Gem clips, Paperclips are still being used as Gem clips.
