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History of the Paper Clip (2016)
The Museum promotes research on the evolution of early office technology based on original documents and artifacts and disseminates information about the history of office equipment
The earliest known Gem paper clip advertisement, which was discovered by the Early Office Museum, is in the September 1893 issue of The American Lawyer. Image from online article by Alan Walker, Processing Archivist, National Archives, College Park, MD. Co., Amsterdam, NY X Marcel Gem Paper Clip Saspraude (Latvia), Savarzeles (Lithuania) Patented 1924 Marketed 1931-93 (confirm.
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