Click on the thumbnail images below to see my paper clip collection. Yes, I collect them. I started the collection when I was an undergraduate English major taking an advanced composition class as part of a writing specialization minor. I was running out of topics for my essays, and I ended up writing a rather long paper on the superiority of paper clips over staples (no, really, I'm serious--I did research and everything). After that, I started collecting paper clips. I'd get them on correspondence, or sometimes I'd buy them. Then, family and friends started giving them to me. My collection has grown larger than I anticipated (and I'm still adding to it). These photos are from July 2024.
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Geometric Shapes |
 Regular |
 Regular Coated Clips |
 Regular Large |
 Regular Large Coated |
 Regular Extra Large |
 Large Flat Ended |
 Small Flat Ended |
 Bulbous |
 Regular Tiny |
 Small Plastic |
 Medium Plastic |
 Large Plastic |
 Large Rectancular |
 Small Rectangular |
 Giant Clips |
 Regular Triangle |
 Large Triangles |
 Very Large Triangle |
 Extra Large Triangle |
 "Owl" |
 "Butterfly" |
 Flat |
 Round Spiral |
 Triangular Spiral |
 Square Spiral |
 Stars |
 Pen Holder |
 Pen Holder |
 Add-On Clips |
 Clamps and Binder Clips |
 Magnetic |
 Historical |
 Unusual |
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Living Creatures |
 People |
 Cats |
 Dogs |
 Dog Bones |
 Bunnies |
 Sea Creatures |
 Sardines in a Can |
 Birds |
 Various Animals |
 Cows Being Abducted by a Spaceship |
 Dinosaurs |
 Mythical Creatures |
 Insects |
 Bees in a Hive |
 Plants |
Objects |
 Vehicles |
 Buildings |
 Places |
 Technology |
Stars |
 Tools |
 Figures/Symbols |
 Food |
 Love/Hearts |
 Music |
 Religious |
 Christmas |
 Toys/Games |
 Sports |
 Wearables |
 Rude |
 Sink with Water Droplets |
 Droplets |
 Single-Clip Note Holders |
 Multi-Clip Note Holder |
Also, here's a giant paper clip I came across in Spanish Fort, Alabama, in 2016:
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There's a giant red paper clip monument in Kipling, Saskatchewan, Canada, to celebrate Kyle MacDonald's trades in a year's time in 2005 and 2006. Click here for details about his trades. |
And here are two that were in Colorado Springs temporarily: |
And another in Marietta, Georgia (probably also temporarily): |
