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Antique Stapler Gallery 

~ Stapleless Paper Fasteners ~

Model, Year Introduced, Maker	Click Image to Enlarge
Machines that Cut and Fold Papers to Fasten Them
Clipless Stand Machine Patented 1910-15 ~ Advertised 1909-22 Clipless Paper Fastener Co. Newton, IA
Bump's New Model Paper Fastener Advertised 1910-11 Bump Paper Fastener Co. La Crosse, WI
Remo Paper Fastener 1913 Fielding-Behrend Stationery Co. (may be agent) New York, NY	Picture coming
Bump Stand Model Paper Fastener and Punch Advertised 1916-50 Bump Paper Fastener Co. La Crosse, WI During World War II, this device was produced with black oxidized finish because of government restrictions on the use of nickel.
Junior Paper Fastener Patented 1915 ~ Introduced 1918 ~ Advertised 1918-20 Automatic Pencil Sharpener Co. Chicago, IL The Dexter Paper Fastener, also made by APSCO, was advertised 1919-20.
The B-B Bynd Blot Clipless Paper Fastener and Blotter  (a.k.a. Puck Clipless Paper Fastener and Blotter) Karbonax Ltd. London, England The underside of the base holds a blotter.
Bump Paper Fastener Introduced 1934 ~ Advertised 1934 Bump Paper Fastener Co. La Crosse, WI
Ideal Clipless Paper Fastener Japan Photograph courtesy of Rev. Donald Lindgren
Machines that Crimp Papers to Fasten Them
Fermafix Paper Binder Patented 1925 (Germany), 1933 (UK) Ferma Ltd., London, England Also sold with a German language nameplate.
Paper Welder Patented 1940-42, 1956 ~ Advertised 1941 Bathrick-Collins, Inc., Medina, NY (1941-56) Service Industries, Middleport, NY Paper Welder, Inc., Medina, NY Enlarged image of "weld" that holds papers together. A 1941 ad for "The New Paper Welder" shows a machine like the one on the left in the photograph. A 1956 design patent shows a machine like the one on the right in the photograph.

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