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The origins of the humble paper clip date back to the late 19th century when the first machines were developed that could bend and cut steel wire.

The most common type of wire paper clip still in use, the Gem paper clip, was never patented, but it was most likely in production in Britain already in the early 1870s by The Gem Manufacturing Company.

During the late 1950s, the engineers Al Fielding and Marc Chavannes were experimenting with the development of a new type of wallpaper with a textured plastic surface.

They had sealed two shower curtains together which had trapped a few bubbles.
Originally they marketed the resulting film as insulation for greenhouses.

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The remarkable success of Apple's iPad has revived the fortunes of the iPad killers as well.

Hewlett-Packard's version has been variously on the slate and on the slab, according to the latest thinking of the manufacturer which has teased, delayed and withdrawn its tablet.

By Andrew Williams

You might think that not having kids would take some of the shine off Christmas. The look of glee on their little faces as they tear off the paper, the look of wonder as they realise that Santa has been good to them, the look of horror as you realise you have forgotten the batteries.