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14-05-2014 05:04

Sejarah Paper Clip, kecil-kecil tapi penting juga gan!!

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Kalau kita pikir-pikir, paper clip itu secara langsung tak langsung bisa menentukan masa depan seseorang. Coba bayangkan kalo berkas-berkas lamaran kerja tidak dijepit dengan paper klip? nanti disangka pelamar ini tidak serius dan orangnya berantakan seperti isi amplop lamaranya. Walaupun bisa di staple, itu kan kesnnya tidak sopan. Maka dari itu kita jangan anggap kecil hal yang sepele.

Siapa penemu penjepit kertas?

Kalau kita lihat, penjepit kertas hanyalah sepotong kawat baja yang dilengkungkan menjadi dua buah bentuk oval, tapi belum ada orang yang menemukan ide untuk menjepit lembaran kertas sampai akhirnya pada tahun 1867 Samuel Fay menciptakan penjepit kertas untuk pertamakalinya yang kemudian dipatenkan sebagai Ticket Fastener (pengikat tiket), alat ini digambarkan sebagai alat untuk mentautkan tiket dengan kain dan bisa pula dihhunakan untuk menkepit kertas (No paten #64,088 23 April 1867)

Kemudian Erlman J. Wright tahun 1877 membuat desain penjepit kertas yang baru yang digunakan untuk mengikat koran, lembaran kertas, dokumen, dll.

Penjepit kertas moderen diciptakan oleh William D. Middlebrook dari Waterbury, Connecticut. Middlebrook dan dipatenkan pada 27 April 1899 dengan nomor paten #636,272. Beliau pula yang menciptakan mesin pembuat penjepit kertas. Kemudian karya cipta Middlebrook ini dibeli oleh Cushman and Denison sebuah perusahaan yang begerak di bidang bisnis alat-alat perkantoran. Penjepit kertas ini perkenalkan dengan merek dagang GEM.

Sebenarnya pencipta dan pemilik hak paten penjepit kertas sangatlah banyak, hal ini dikarenakan adanya perbedaan disain. Tahun 1899 seorang Norwegia Johan Vaaler mempatenkan penjepit kertas di Jerman yang kemudian tahun 1901 alat tersebut mendapat paten di Amerika dengan nomor #675,761. Masyarakat Norwegia merasa bangga atas penemuan ini dan menganggap Vaaler sebagai penemu sejati.

Selama pendudukan Nazi di Norwegia pada Perang Dunia ke II, orang Norwegia menjadikan penjepit kertas sebagai lambang persatuan nasional (Kalau di Indonesia mungkin Pohon Beringin Sila ke 3, tapi kok lebih meaningfull penjepit kertas ya?? Itulah, jangan sepelekan hal kecil, small things can be so meaningfull). Karena Nazi melarang orang Norwegia memakai kancing berinisial Raja Norwegia, maka mereka mereka menjepitkan penjepit kertas di kerah baju sebagai simbol solidaritas dan penentangan Nazi. Tak jarang penggunaan penjepit kertas ini menjadi alasan penangkapan warga.

Pertanyaannya adalah, apa yang kita banggakan sebagai simbol solidaritas?

Wow, ternyata sejarahnya pake bawa-bawa Nazi segala, padahal cuma paper clip gitu loh!

Revolusi Paper Clip dari masa ke masa :

Fay Paper Clip
Amneco (1917-21), C (1918), Chicago, Cinch (1896), Climax (198-22),
Clinch (1896, 1918), Cyclone (1920), Fay (1918), Jiffy, New York,
Philadelphia, Queen City, Simplex (1918), Uneedit, West
Patented 1867
Advertised 1896 (as Clinch)-1961
Wright Paper Clip
Patented 1877
Advertised c. 1877
Utility Paper Clip
Patented 1895
Advertised 1890-1900
Gem Paper Clip
Glide, Superior (1920), Lightning (UK),
Facile (UK), Fixum (Germany), Kimhar
Not patented
Advertised 1893-Present
In 1904, Cushman & Denison obtained a trademark for "Gem" used in connection with paper clips. The announcement of the trademark stated "Used since March 1, 1892," so it is probable that the Gem Paper Clip was introduced on that date.
Patent Spring Clasps
Advertised 1893-1900
Eureka Clip
Farmer
Patented 1894
Advertised 1897-30
(The brand name Farmer comes from the name of the inventor, George P. Farmer)
Niagara Paper Clip
Patented 1897
Advertised 1897-1950
Reeve Paper Clip
Patented 1897
Cole Paper Clip
Patented 1897
Perfection Paper Fastener
Patented 1898
Advertised 1898-1900, 1916-20
Schooley Paper Fastener
Patented 1898
Columbia Paper Clip
Scientific
Advertised 1899
Clipper Paper Clip
Duplex
Patented 1899
Advertised 1900-11, 1921-23
Daisy Paper Clip
Patented 1899
Advertised 1908
Vaaler Paper Clip
Patented 1900 (Germany), 1901 (US)
Konaclip Paper Clip
L.B. Expansive
Patented 1900
Advertised 1904-10, 1917 (L.B. Expansive)
McGill Paper Clip
Patented 1900
Octo Fastener
Advertised 1901-10, 1917-18
Wright Paper Clip
Patented 1901
De Long Paper Clip
Patented 1901
Mowen Paper Clip
Patented 1901
Ideal Paper Clip (very small) or Clamp (larger)
Triumph
Patented 1902
Advertised 1903-Present
Multiple Grip Paper Clip Style E
Advertised 1902
Mussinan Paper Clip
Patented 1902
Cox Paper Clip
Patented 1902
Banjo Paper Clip
Improved Gem No. 2, Banjo Gem
Patented 1903 by George W McGill
Advertised 1909-41
Ring Paper Clip
Rinklip, Circle
Patented 1903 by George W McGill
Advertised 1905-Present
Improved Gem Paper Clip
Improved Gem No. 1, Lipgrip (UK), Facile with Lip (UK)
Glid-don (Australia), Clipper (UK)
Patented 1903 by George W McGill
Advertised 1909-24
Weis Paper Clip
Eureka, Star, Triangle
Patented 1904
Advertised 1903-41
Common Sense Paper Clip
Patented 1904
Advertised 1904-25
Owl Paper Clip
Regal, Peerless, Supreme
Advertised 1905-Present
Weis Herculean Reversible Paper Clip
Marketed 1905 ~ Advertised 1907-10, on market 1918
Mogul Paper Clip
Patented 1906
Advertised c.1906, 1908-10, on market 1918
Improved Niagara Paper Clip
Same 1897 patent as the Niagara Paper Clip above
Advertised 1908-1950
Hold-Fast Paper Clip
Holdfast
Advertised 1909-10, on market 1918
Ringklip Paper Clip
Advertised in Europe 1910
Dennison Paper Clip
Advertised 1910, 1918 (on market), 1921 (clearance sale)
Illustrated in Webster's New International Dictionary 1934.
Standard Paper Clip
Advertised 1910-41
Wing Paper Clip
Advertised 1915, on market 1918
Courtesy of Cornelia Moyer
Improved Triangle
Patented 1917
Advertised 1923-25
Little Gem Paper Clip
On market 1918
Lupo paper clip (Germany)
Vise Paper Clip
Patented
Advertised 1918-50 (Graffco), 1974 (Burro)
Ezeon Paper Clip
Handi-Grip, Imperial, Rapid,
Universal, Victory
Patented 1920
Advertised 1918-89
Victory Paper Clip
Patented 1920
Advertised 1921-22
Collette Paper Clip
Frictioned
Patented: Collette 1921
Including all brands, advertised 1924-40
This type of clip had many equi-spaced perpendicular serrations on the long sides only, not on the ends.
Serrations are designed to hold papers securely.
Marcel Gem Paper Clip
Saspraude (Latvia), Savarzeles (Lithuania)
Patented 1924
Marketed 1931-93 (confirm. 1955-61 confirmed)
This type of clip had fewer indentations than the Collette-type clips
Non-Skid Gem Paper Clip
Dandy Gem, Gripit, Standard Gem
Patented: Non-Skid 1927, Dandy 1927, Gripit 1930
Trademark: Dandy (Noesting) 1923 (renewed 1943)
Advertised 1936-61, 1974 (Standard Gem), present
This type of clip had many equi-spaced perpendicular serrations all along the wire, not just on the long sides.
Serrations are designed to hold papers securely.
Perfected Gem Paper Clip
Perfect, Perfect Gem, Gothic, Gothic Gem, Spear,
Clipper (England), Trikla (Germany)
Patented 1934
Advertised 1937-Present
Widely used on European continent
Nifty Paper Clip
Kurly Klip, Spiral, Clipiola
Patented 1936 (Nifty), 1939 (Kodye Kurly Klip)
(Similar design patented 1907)
Advertised 1937-Present
The shapes of the spirals vary among brands.
Acme Correspondence Clip
Glide-On Paper Clip
Acme: Advertised 1950
Glide-On: Apparently marketed 1993-94
Glide-On: Production ended in 1994-95
Acme did not have the small indentations that the Glide-On (see images) has.
Rapid Gem Paper Clip
Vee-Clip
Marketed by 1966 (pre-ZIP code)
Radia Paper Clip (France)
Sava (France), Polar (Germany), Ckpenky (Latvia)
Unidentified Paper Clip A
Unidentified Paper Clip B
Unidentified Paper Clip C
Sheet Brass Gothic Paper Clip
Germany
Proco Paper Clip
Europe
Courtesy of H A M Stumpel
Sheet Metal Advertising Paper Clips
Netherlands
We have misplaced the name of the person in the Netherlands who donated these.
Sheet Metal Advertising Paper Clip
Netherlands