Talk:Binder clip

message: Were binder clips really invented in Norway, or by someone of Norwegian descent?  That addition is un-referenced, and anonymous.  If anyone can corroborate, please do. --Joel 00:55, 21 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Having read the paperclip article, it seems there's a myth that paperclips in general were invented in Norway (rather than the Byzantine empire), and since in many languages "binder" means paperclip, I can see how that confusion might have spread to this page.  I've removed the claim.--Joel 18:29, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Invention legend

message: How is the pre-tension created in the clip?
:This is only speculation, but I believe the sheet steel starts out with a W shape, and the concave bend in the center is flattened to form a Δ shape.  A slight bend remains in the "flat" bottom of the triangle, and I can't imagine another reason for it to be there, other than as part of the pre-tensioning.--Joel 18:17, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Manufacture

message: who was the genius that designed/first manufactured these? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.148.131.247 (talk) 16:13, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Louis E. Baltzley invented the binder clip, I have added a short section on this to the article. Thaurisiltc 14:17, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

text: We have been known to; I would personally favor "Washington D.C. resident" over "Washingtonian" for that reason... 67.51.57.35 (talk) 22:44, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  inventor 

message: There were five changes that the binder clip has gone through, but what were they?
Applejackomega 21:00, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: size in common
51mm 41mm 32mm 25mm 19mm 12mm
general package
12pcs/box 
or packed in blister card always be 8PCS/card  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Xmbfeng (talk • contribs) 00:57, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  size,package 

message: "The term bulldog clip is used in the United Kingdom to describe both this invention and an older device with the same function, which is stronger and has rigid rather than folding handles."
I think this sentence is misleading and not very useful; if you are in the UK and searching for a binder's clip, looking for a "bulldog clip" probably won't lead to a binder's clip.  From the definition given in this article, a binder's clip in the UK is a "foldback clip", see below. 
Bulldog clip is actually a trademarked brandname [see wikipedia article on bulldog clip], and most of the time does not refer to a binder's clip.
From a selection of UK stationary websites it seems that in the United Kingdom, a "binder's clip" is called a "foldback clip".        —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.204.26.155 (talk) 03:51, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Introduction 

message: The image with the battery "for scale" is taken from an angle that makes the size comparison pointless. For a size comparison to be meaningful, the image must be straight on. The objects must lie flat ahead and not on an angle or in a position accentuates depth. Further, all of the angles between the camera and the objects must be similar. In other words, the angle of the camera to the battery and also the angle of the camera to the binder clip(s) must be similar. This picture, however, is shot with disregard for these rules and in a manner that renders the size comparison tricky. Someone who's invested in this article should take another picture with which to replace the current one or simply remove the current picture entirely. ask123 (talk) 03:53, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Size comparison image is poor 

message: The page claims that the smallest available are 5mm or 0.2". Is that width or capacity? Either way it doesn't seem to exist at least not for sale on the internet. The smallest I have ever seen are 0.6" wide and with a capacity of 0.4" 2601:281:8080:AB40:7D03:EA0B:C139:69ED (talk) 02:52, 25 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sizes needs clarification and citation