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Stapler Gallery 
 ~ Single Staple Machines ~

Model, Year Introduced, Maker	Click Image to Enlarge
McGill's Single-Stroke Staple Press No. 1  Patented 1879 ~ Advertised 1880-1913 Holmes, Booth & Haydens New York, NY
McGill's Eagle Staple Press (a.k.a. Criterion Staple Press) Patented 1879 England English version of McGill's Single-Stroke Staple Press No. 1
Brown's Single-Blow Staple Driver 1879 William J. Brown, Jr. Philadelphia, PA
Victor Paper Fastener and Check Canceller Patented 1879-82 ~ Advertised 1883-84 A. A. Weeks New York, NY Device is a paper fastener at one end and a check canceller at the other. Photograph courtesy of Mike Guthrie
Novelty Paper Fastener Patented 1880-93 ~ Advertised 1880-1909 Philadelphia Novelty Mfg. Co. Philadelphia, PA There is an 1866 patent date on the device. That patent may relate to the base,  which is a paper clip. The manufacturer's 1886 catalog does not list the 1866 patent but  lists an 1877 patent (the same patent as that listed on the Original Paper Fastener below.)
Novelty Letter File Patented 1880 ~ Advertised 1887 Philadelphia Novelty Mfg. Co. Philadelphia, PA "Can be used as a clip or as a binder."
The Boss Staple Driver Advertised 1880 W. J. Brown Philadelphia, PA
Wire-Staple Paper Fastener (a.k.a. Criterion Staple Hand Punch) 1880 Marshall, Son & Co., Boston, MA "Directions: Lay the papers or sheets to be fastened upon a soft piece of wood,  pierce with the punch, insert staple, and use oval end of handle to clinch it."
Original Paper Fastener Patented 1877-82 ~ Advertised 1885-87 Philadelphia Novelty Mfg. Co. (1885-86) Philadelphia, PA Photo does not show the lid for the circular dish.
McGill's Single-Stroke Staple Press No. 2 Patented 1882 ~ Advertised 1880-1913 Holmes, Booth & Haydens
Keystone Paper Fastener Patented 1877-82 ~ Advertised 1883-87, 1902 R. R. Watson, New York, NY (1883) Philadelphia Novelty Mfg. Co., Philadelphia, PA (1886) The 1877-82 patents, which are listed in the manufacturer's 1886 catalog,  are the same patents listed for the Novelty and Original Paper Fasteners.
Perfect Paper Fastener Patented 1888 U.S.
O Kay Staple Driver and Clincher 1889 A. A. Weeks New York, NY
Eureka Staple Driver Advertised 1902 U.S.	Picture coming.  H. AC McClurg p. 195.
McGill's Single-Stroke Staple Press No. 3 Patented 1879 ~ Advertised 1902 Holmes, Booth & Haydens New York, NY Same as the No. 1 but with a substantially longer arm.	Picture coming. AC McClurg p. 195.
Simplex Binder Simplex Binder Co. Alexandria, IN
Staple Press Germany
Paris Staple Press Europe
Hugo Garthe Staple Press Hugo Garthe Elberfeld, Germany Gold lettering on base indicates that Hugo Garthe was a supplier of "Maschinen für Buchbinder, Buch und Steindrucker, Heftdraht, Drahtheftklammern," that is, machines for bookbinder, book and lithographic printer, wire stitching machines.
Staple Press Advertised 1908-11 (Germany & Belgium) Germany
Staple Press Advertised 1908-11, 1934 (Germany) Used to insert staples in the spines of pamphlets. Photos to right show two slightly different models.
No. 9 Stapling Machine U.S. Used to insert staples in the spines of pamphlets. Machine in photo to right is incomplete.

Close but Not Quite

The following device looks like a paper fastener, but it was used to attach buttons to shoes.
Peninsular Novelty Button-Fastener Patented 1884-85 Heaton-Peninsular Button Fastener Co. Providence, RI (until 1898) Boston, MA (from 1898) The Heaton-Peninsular Button-Fastener Co. was involved in patent litigation in 1893-96, moved from Providence, RI, to Boston, MA, in 1898, and registered copyrights in 1909..

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