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  • Why Is The Paper Clip Shaped Like It Is?

    Why Is The Paper Clip Shaped Like It Is?

    When you think of paper clips, you immediately think of a specific form — the familiar round-ended, double-loop design. The wire trombone shape. But that’s only one variety of clip; the “Gem,” which gets its name from a British company called Gem Manufacturing Limited, which, even if it wasn’t directly involved with the development of…