Many Norwegians like to emphasize the cheese grater and the paper clip as well-known Norwegian inventions. But are there similar everyday products we all know that were invented in Spain? Of course!
Among Spanish inventions we find, for example, the stapler. The very first stapler was made in the Basque Country in the 18th century, and the customer was King Louis XV of France himself. Unlike today’s far more modest staple machines, every single staple used in this first edition was engraved with the king’s emblem.
Since then, the stapler has had a rapid development and has become public property all over the world. Various manual and electrical versions are used not only to hold piles of paper together but also to staple wound edges, cardboard, thin metal sheets, wood and much more.
Do you love love-on-stick? The very first lollipops saw the light of day in Spain. Eric Bernat, who started the company Chupa Chups, said that candy manufacturers did not take the problem of sticky fingers in children seriously enough. In the 1950s, he therefore put drops on small wooden sticks and sold them for a pesos apiece. Chupa Chups was a huge success. Chupa Chups are now sold in more than 150 countries worldwide. You have probably seen the yellow and red logo – it was designed by Salvador Dali himself. Dali is perhaps the most famous surrealist painter of all time, but he also took assignments in advertising, film and fashion.
Harry B., Find Your Spain!
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