3M employee and church chorister Art Fry needed something to temporarily mark pages in his hymnal. He was in luck because his colleague, Spencer Silver, accidentally developed a glue that was too weak for other purposes. After initially discouraging consumer response, Post-it Notes became a hit in 1979.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
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| D611542 | Clipboard | 03/09/2010 |
| D611544 | Foldable clipboard | 03/09/2010 |
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| D602090 | Clipboard | 10/13/2009 |
| D601631 | Clipboard | 10/06/2009 |
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| D586400 | Thin document case | 02/10/2009 |
| D580990 | Clipboard | 11/18/2008 |
| D578162 | Clipboard with pen holder | 10/07/2008 |
| D575826 | Clipboard | 08/26/2008 |
| D575347 | Clipboard with organizer box | 08/19/2008 |
| D574042 | Molded clipboard | 07/29/2008 |
| D572310 | Clipboard | 07/01/2008 |
| D572309 | Clipboard calculator | 07/01/2008 |
| D544917 | Clipboard | 06/19/2007 |
| D538348 | Clipboard | 03/13/2007 |
| D537876 | Children's activity set and lap desk | 03/06/2007 |
| D537120 | Clipboard | 02/20/2007 |
| D536736 | Project management organizer clip | 02/13/2007 |
| D533596 | Clipboard | 12/12/2006 |
| D532825 | Double clipboard | 11/28/2006 |
| D532048 | Privacy tablet | 11/14/2006 |
| D530371 | Children's activity set and lap desk | 10/17/2006 |
| D529958 | Children's fun board set | 10/10/2006 |
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| D525658 | Double handled clipboard | 07/25/2006 |
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