Top Grip Brass Clips X Kiosk
3" x 1" x 1" Brass Palsboda, SWEDEN
My first thought upon writing about a paperclip was, what is there to write about a paper clip? It holds paper together. Who cares? But then I decided to go on a little field trip to Staples. A very helpful salesperson asked me if I needed any assistance, so I held up the Swedish paper clip and asked, “Do you have anything like this?” He blandly replied, “Aisle 1 on the right”. I said “But look closely are they anything like this?”. He just gave me a look. Sure all paperclips hold paper together, but there are none that have this geometric shape or the elegant rose gold color. I decided to do a little product testing. This clip can hold up to 19 pieces of paper, comfortably, but I suspect it’s only meant to hold up to 10. It can withstand the number 2 setting of a fan and when dropped from 6 feet, 6 pieces of paper stayed together. Did you know the first paperclip was invented by a Norwegian? And that Sweden occupied Norway for years? Shame on them, but that makes paperclips Swedish with a little skewed logic.
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