List of office supplies by Maria Buyan https://padlet.com/mariabuyan/l03c80ulmn88jdmq en-us 2020-04-29 18:59:07 UTC 2026-01-15 22:03:06 UTC hello@padlet.com mariabuyan https://padlet.com/mariabuyan/l03c80ulmn88jdmq/wish/540250801 2020-04-29 19:59:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mariabuyan/l03c80ulmn88jdmq/wish/540250801 mariabuyan https://padlet.com/mariabuyan/l03c80ulmn88jdmq/wish/540252091 2020-04-29 20:00:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mariabuyan/l03c80ulmn88jdmq/wish/540252091 mariabuyan https://padlet.com/mariabuyan/l03c80ulmn88jdmq/wish/540252683 2020-04-29 20:00:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mariabuyan/l03c80ulmn88jdmq/wish/540252683 mariabuyan https://padlet.com/mariabuyan/l03c80ulmn88jdmq/wish/540253564 2020-04-29 20:01:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mariabuyan/l03c80ulmn88jdmq/wish/540253564 mariabuyan https://padlet.com/mariabuyan/l03c80ulmn88jdmq/wish/540254118 2020-04-29 20:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mariabuyan/l03c80ulmn88jdmq/wish/540254118 mariabuyan https://padlet.com/mariabuyan/l03c80ulmn88jdmq/wish/540254915 2020-04-29 20:02:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mariabuyan/l03c80ulmn88jdmq/wish/540254915 mariabuyan https://padlet.com/mariabuyan/l03c80ulmn88jdmq/wish/540255733 2020-04-29 20:02:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mariabuyan/l03c80ulmn88jdmq/wish/540255733 This was invented by a Hungarian called Laszlo Biro, who was working for a newspaper and was annoyed at wasting so much time filling fountain pens with ink. mariabuyan https://padlet.com/mariabuyan/l03c80ulmn88jdmq/wish/540281862 2020-04-29 20:14:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mariabuyan/l03c80ulmn88jdmq/wish/540281862 This was invented by Dick Drew, the same man who had earlier invented masking tape who was working for 3M at the time. It became 3M’s most successful product ever. mariabuyan https://padlet.com/mariabuyan/l03c80ulmn88jdmq/wish/540291451 2020-04-29 20:19:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mariabuyan/l03c80ulmn88jdmq/wish/540291451 Although Xerox later became the most famous brand for this product due to producing the first compact version that could be connected to a normal telephone line in 1966, in fact the first machine that could transmit writing through an electrical wire had been invented in 1843 by the Englishman Alexander Bain. mariabuyan https://padlet.com/mariabuyan/l03c80ulmn88jdmq/wish/540294559 2020-04-29 20:21:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mariabuyan/l03c80ulmn88jdmq/wish/540294559 This was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham, who was working as a typist and needed something to correct the many mistakes she made while she was typing. The invention was bought by Gillette Corporation in 1979 for $47.5 million plus royalties. IBM had previously rejected the product in the 1950’s. mariabuyan https://padlet.com/mariabuyan/l03c80ulmn88jdmq/wish/540296513 2020-04-29 20:22:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mariabuyan/l03c80ulmn88jdmq/wish/540296513 Although this invention seems very simple, the modern version wasn’t invented until 1899, by which time steel that was flexible enough to be bent into this shape had become commonly available. Before that time people had used string and pins etc. to hold paper together, but all those methods damaged the paper. mariabuyan https://padlet.com/mariabuyan/l03c80ulmn88jdmq/wish/540297709 2020-04-29 20:23:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mariabuyan/l03c80ulmn88jdmq/wish/540297709 This was designed by Armando M. Fernandez. It may be utilized to assist the operation of moving this across the hard surface mariabuyan https://padlet.com/mariabuyan/l03c80ulmn88jdmq/wish/540300145 2020-04-29 20:24:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mariabuyan/l03c80ulmn88jdmq/wish/540300145 Believe it or not but these have been used for ages. Even Ancient Romans used ones to protect their windows. The modern version was invented by John Hampson of New Orleans who added the ability to change the angle of the horizontal slats to regulate the light in the room. mariabuyan https://padlet.com/mariabuyan/l03c80ulmn88jdmq/wish/540301142 2020-04-29 20:24:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mariabuyan/l03c80ulmn88jdmq/wish/540301142