Assertion: paper clip | /r/HasProperty | norwegian invention
Facets:
value: thanks to halvard foss
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In protest, they started wearing paperclips, because paperclips were a Norwegian invention whose original function was to bind together.
text: Vaaler’s invention led to the myth of the paper clip being a Norwegian invention thanks to Halvard Foss, an engineer at Norway’s Industrial Property Office who, in the 1920s, found the forgotten patent of his compatriot in the German registry, perhaps without realizing that the design differed from the Gem paper clip.