Both the paper clip and the machine that makes it trace their origins to pin making. Office workers in the early 19th century stuck their papers together—literally—with pins; a pin design ...

"The expanded market for pins came from expanded uses in business and administrative record-keeping, as well as in clothing," says economic historian Beverly Lemire. Before paper clips or staples ...

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Grab a paper clip or safety pin. Just make sure it fits inside the hole in the clothing that the drawstring will be threaded through. Attach the paper ...

Skipper looked around her apartment for something as small and thrifty as a paper clip and settled on a bobby pin. On May 18, after making a short video explaining her trading project ...

Manufacturers could use the new supple steel wire to draw in space, making strong, rust-free hooks, safety pins, clothes hangers, and paper clips. And in the last quarter of the 19 th century ...