Tied Up Today

Samuel B. Fay received the first known patent for a " bent wire paper clip " on 23 April 1867, 159 years ago today. The design we ...

Today's tie celebrates an early patent in the history of scissors. Pairing sharp blades for cutting is ancient technology, but John Star...

It's National Pencil Day! It honors a patent issued to Hymen Lipman of Philadelphia on this date in 1858. Lipman's pencil combined ...

My tie today is labeled "Tools for Learning," drawn by someone named "Dan" at 13 years of age. It shows scissors, paper ...

Today I am hosting my four-year-old grandson in my office; this week is Spring Break for his preschool! He will be using crayons and scissor...