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I hate to say it but after ridiculing that change in the design I actually realised that it would totally solve the problem that I have with some paperclips: if
by narcissus 14y ago
I hate to say it but after ridiculing that change in the design I actually realised that it would totally solve the problem that I have with some paperclips: if I pushed it right down to level the clip on a pack of papers, pulling the clip off can sometimes catch the outside arm on the paper as it comes off. It doesn't tear the paper but it leaves a weird ugly mark.
That new design would avoid that problem I imagine. I'd totally but those paperclips!
- dalke 14y agoI spent a while looking for the paperclips. They are nothing new. I remember seeing them some 20 years ago. But the various sites I found mostly sold Gems, some sold Gothic, and the rest were decorative styles. I even went through the old patent literature looking for it, but the closest I found was pre-Gem, from around 1900. I did find a picture of what I'm thinking of, in the logo for http://www.bureaudirect.co.uk/ http://www.bureaudirect.co.uk/ . Still, I don't think you want an extended Gem. Try a Gothic - it has longer legs and is supposed to be favored by archivists, who are more affected by the problem you mentioned - but I haven't yet found an online source for them. Or perhaps an owl paperclip, since that doesn't look like it has anything which will catch the paper and several places stock it.
- narcissus 14y agoWow. I know I'm not really adding anything to the conversation now, but I just wanted to thank you for opening my eyes to a world that I didn't know existed. So much information about something I didn't know was even a problem. Awesome. Thanks!
- dalke 14y agoYou're welcome. And thanks for the thanks.