The earliest illustration of its current form is in an 1893 advertisement for the "Gem Paper Clip".History of the Paper Clip. Ad from Cushman & Denison, in The American Lawyer, Sept 1893, p. 3. In 1904 Cushman & Denison registered a trademark for the "Gem" name in connection with paper clips. The announcement stated that it had been used since March 1, 1892, which may have been the time of its introduction in the United States. Paper clips are still sometimes called "Gem clips", and in Swedish the word for any paper clip is "gem" (but pronounced similar to English game).
The earliest illustration of its current form is in an 1893 advertisement for the "Gem Paper Clip".History of the Paper Clip. Ad from Cushman & Denison, in The American Lawyer, Sept 1893, p 3. In 1904 Cushman & Denison registered a trademark for the "Gem" name in connection with paper clips. The announcement stated that it .had been used since March 1, 1892, which may have been the time of its introduction in the United States. Paper clips are still sometimes called "Gem clips", and in Swedish the word for any paper clip is "gem" (but pronounced similar to English game).