who invented the paper clip?

[bob10]

One of lifes' important questions, plus a few others, Bob


BBC News - The stories behind five stationery icons (http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29139536)

[digger]

I believe this is his picture.

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[olbod]

:wasntme:

[DiscoMick]

Valder was a latecomer. The original paperclip goes back well before him.
That wonderfully reliable source Wikipedia has it all.
Paper clip - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_clip)

[LR1979]

Valder was a latecomer. The original paperclip goes back well before him.
That wonderfully reliable source Wikipedia has it all.
Paper clip - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_clip)

:thumbsup:

[85 county]

One of lifes' important questions, plus a few others, Bob


BBC News - The stories behind five stationery icons (http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29139536)

BOB no offence but are you single???

[windsock]

BOB no offence but are you single???

:Rolling:

[bob10]

:Rolling:


No, married since 1975, you do the math. Were you born then? Four great children, all grown up, working. Lived a very busy & productive life, still do, in retirement. Got there yet? I'm comfortable. I have a good sense of humour, got me through some tough times. Had many of them ? Character forming. I often sit back & grin at some of the responses my posts get. Appeals to my sense of humour. Just as the funny little man, at the top there, does. You'll have to excuse me, have to peel the prawns for the prawn curry tonight, and prepare the sweet potato for the chips to go with it. Life is good, if you don't take yourself too seriously, Bob ;)

[bob10]

BOB no offence but are you single???
WAIIIIT a minute, you are not coming on to me, are you? Nothing wrong with that, mind. I don't think you are my type, no offence, Bob

[bob10]

If it's any consolation, I believe it is legal in New Zealand. I hope we can still be friends, Bob

[85 county]

If it's any consolation, I believe it is legal in New Zealand. I hope we can still be friends, Bob

apparently it is. I have seen the news where a couple of good mates won a radio prize of a free wedding. So are getting married anyway, why not a free ****up and it’s not illegal. Seems to have upset the GAY lobby bunch though. I think its hilarious.

And No BOB i am not now hitting on you. You are married and as you Australians say," im not cutting anyone's lunch"

You were married in 75, so we must be about the same age then, I was born 65, and since child marriage was legal in Australia then. I guess it has some thing to do with having to many first cussies

[bob10]

apparently it is. I have seen the news where a couple of good mates won a radio prize of a free wedding. So are getting married anyway, why not a free ****up and it’s not illegal. Seems to have upset the GAY lobby bunch though. I think its hilarious.

And No BOB i am not now hitting on you. You are married and as you Australians say," im not cutting anyone's lunch"

You were married in 75, so we must be about the same age then, I was born 65, and since child marriage was legal in Australia then. I guess it has some thing to do with having to many first cussies


Love you like a brother, brother. I think we can still say that. Born in 1948. Mate. And you do have a sense of humour, all be it Russian. Hard edged & aggressive, but that's ok. Bob

[85 county]

Love you like a brother, brother.
??? when said by an aussie it sounds all kinky, NP all fun

[olbod]

So, who invented the wire that the bloke could use to invent the paper clip ?

Casting something in bronze or iron but wire.

[85 county]

So, who invented the wire that the bloke could use to invent the paper clip ?

Casting something in bronze or iron but wire.

Do you mean strip formed wire, that’s from like really old jellery etc

Forged or hammered wire? Been around for ever, both hot and cold

Or drawn wire. which is how most wire is made nowadays and really the only way to make wire for a paper clip since the drawing process or multiple drawing dies work hardened the wire to give it its tensile strength.

If that is the case the first factory in the world was the poms mid 1500s

NB cold drawing is done from hot forged wire ( we now call rod) usually rolled nowadays

so if your married, is she like away or on holiday atm??

[olbod]

so if your married, is she like away or on holiday atm??[/COLOR]


I had to have her put down four years one month fourteen days and three hours ago.

[JDNSW]

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If that is the case the first factory in the world was the poms mid 1500s
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Wire was drawn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_drawing) in England from the medieval period. The wire was used to make wool cards (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carding) and pins, manufactured goods whose import was prohibited by Edward IV (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_IV) in 1463.[4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire#cite_note-4) The first wire mill in Great Britain was established at Tintern (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintern) in about 1568 by the founders of the Company of Mineral and Battery Works (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_of_Mineral_and_Battery_Works), who had a monopoly (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly) on this.[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire#cite_note-5) Apart from their second wire mill at nearby Whitebrook,[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire#cite_note-6) there were no other wire mills before the second half of the 17th century. Despite the existence of mills, the drawing of wire down to fine sizes continued to be done manually.
(Courtesy Wikipedia)
John

[85 county]

Wire was drawn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_drawing) in England from the medieval period. The wire was used to make wool cards (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carding) and pins, manufactured goods whose import was prohibited by Edward IV (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_IV) in 1463.[4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire#cite_note-4) The first wire mill in Great Britain was established at Tintern (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintern) in about 1568 by the founders of the Company of Mineral and Battery Works (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_of_Mineral_and_Battery_Works), who had a monopoly (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly) on this.[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire#cite_note-5) Apart from their second wire mill at nearby Whitebrook,[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire#cite_note-6) there were no other wire mills before the second half of the 17th century. Despite the existence of mills, the drawing of wire down to fine sizes continued to be done manually.
(Courtesy Wikipedia)
John

Medieval period wire was strip drawn, similar but not the same. if i remember correctly. a strip of beaten steel was drawn though a stone die to roll it and then deduce its Dia