[ Back ] [ Home ] [ Up ] [ Next ]  

Early Office Museum

Antique Stapler Gallery 
 ~ Magazine Stapling Machines ~

"Magazine" refers to the fact that a supply of staples was stored in the machine.

Model, Year Introduced, Maker	Click Image to Enlarge
Brown Office Pet Paper Binder Patented 1879 ~ Advertised 1881 William J. Brown, Jr. Philadelphia, PA The machine in the photo appears to be a version of the machine in the 1881 advertising illustration.
No. 5 Breech Loader Stapling Machine Patented 1887 ~ Advertised 1910, 1922 William J. Brown, Jr., Philadelphia, PA Manufacturer changed name to Acme Staple Co., Ltd., in 1894 Distributed by S. J. Yarger, Philadelphia, PA In 1910, this model was advertised as the Acme No. 4 (not No. 5). There is also a No. 6 model.
McGill Magazine Staple Press Advertised 1887 Holmes, Booth & Haydens New York, NY
Office Pet No. 2 Paper Fastener Patented 1895 ~ Advertised 1895 Acme Staple Co., Ltd. Philadelphia, PA	Picture coming
Sure Shot Paper Fastener Patented 1894-1895 ~ Advertised 1907-37  Acme Staple Co., Ltd. Philadelphia, PA (1894-1909) & Camden, NJ (1909 onward) Like many early office machines, the Sure Shot was available with nickel plating (top) and Japanned (bottom)
Acme No. 1 Staple Binder Advertised 1898-1950 Acme Staple Co., Ltd. Philadelphia, PA (1894-1909) & Camden, NJ (1909 onward)
Midget Stapler Advertised 1902-25 Acme Staple Co., Ltd. Philadelphia, PA (1894-1909) & Camden, NJ (1909 onward) A slight variation with an anvil with a sloped front was advertised 1925-31.
Yarger No. 4 Staple Driver Patented 1903 ~ Advertised 1915-22 S. J. Yarger, Philadelphia, PA (distributor)
Simplex Stapler Advertised 1903-31 Acme Staple Co., Ltd. Philadelphia, PA (1894-1909) & Camden, NJ (1909 onward)
Acme No. 2 Stapler Introduced 1908 ~ Advertised 1908-50 Acme Staple Co., Ltd. Philadelphia, PA (1894-1909) & Camden, NJ (1909 onward)
Illico Stapling Machine Advertised in Belgium c. 1910 Similar machines patented in Germany 1929 and France 1937 Etabts O. Jansoone Roubaix, France
Boston Automatic Stapling Machine Patented 1914  ~ Advertised 1923 Boston Wire Stitcher Co. (Bostitch) East Greenwich, RI The nameplate on some machines shows a 1907 patent date, on others a 1914 patent date.  The 1907 patent relates only to a feature that appeared originally on a large foot-powered machine. The desktop model pictured here was not introduced much before 1914.
Stapler Staplers similar to this were advertised in 1936 in Germany Germany
Bostitch Stapler Patented 1924-1926 Boston Wire Stitcher Co.  East Greenwich, RI
Speed Fastener 3 in 1 Stapler (a.k.a. Speed Fastener No. 50 and No. 100, Skrema Stitching Machine) Patented 1924 (Germany) ~ Advertised 1925-28 (US) Skrebba Works, Freiburg, Germany Parrot Speed Fastener Corp., New York, NY (US Distributor)
Floris Stapler Patented 1926 (Austria) ~ Advertised 1934 (Germany) Austria or Germany
Babe Stapler Introduced in U.S.1928 ~ Staplers similar to this were advertised in 1936 in Germany Germany Parrot Speed Fastener Corp., New York, NY (US Distributor) A similar machine was advertised in 1929 as the Parrot No. 100. Staples for this machine available.
Junior Stapler Introduced and Advertised 1928 Acme Staple Co., Ltd.  Camden, NJ
Hotchkiss Wire-Stapling Machine Advertised 1928 E. H. Hotchkiss Co., Norwalk, CT	Picture coming Schooley 1928 p. 62
Hotchkiss 2A Stapler 1928 ~ Advertised 1930 E. H. Hotchkiss Co., Norwalk, CT
Hotchkiss 1A (left) & 3A-54 Staplers 1929 (left) & c. 1933 1A Advertised 1930 E. H. Hotchkiss Co., Norwalk, CT The Hotchkiss 1A shown here was introduced in 1929. It replaced the similar but lighter weight Hotchkiss Wire Stapling Machine (a.k.a. 1A) that was introduced in 1926. A Star Wire Stapler identical to the 1929 Hotchkiss 1A was sold by The Star Paper Fastener Co., Norwalk, CT. The latter seems to have been a name used by E. H. Hotchkiss Co.
Kling-Tite Stapler 1933-34 A. L. Hansen Mfg. Co. Gurnee, IL
Ace Stapler Model No. 102 Advertised 1946 Ace Fastener Corp. Chicago, IL
Cadet Stapler Model No. 302 Advertised 1936-46 Ace Fastener Corp. Chicago, IL
Neva-Clog Stapler Model D-30 Advertised 1936-40 Neva-Clog Products Bridgeport, CT
Midget Stapler Advertised 1936-50 Acme Staple Co., Ltd., Camden, NJ There is an Acme stapler identical to this version of the Midget but named Simplex.
Aristocrat Stapler No. H-31 1937 E. H. Hotchkiss Co. Norwalk, CT
Swingline Speed Stapler No. 3 Patented 1937 ~ Advertised 1946 Speed Products Co. Long Island City, NY
Tatum Aluminum Stapler T-100 1954 Wilson Jones Co. New York, NY
Swingline Electric Stapler Model 66-A 1959 Swingline Inc. Long Island City, NY U.S.
Swingline 790 Manual Cartridge Stapler After 1966 Swingline Inc. Long Island City, NY

Return to Top of this Page 

All material on the Early Office Museum web site is copyrighted.  All rights are reserved.

First, you must not plagiarize our material.  Plagiarism is the act of passing off as your own the words, photographs, or other work of someone else.  Second, you must not violate our copyright or any one else's copyright, which means you may not use any images or text from the Early Office Museum web site in publications, in direct mailing material, on web sites, in auction listings, or anywhere else without written permission from the Curator (see link on home page).  In some cases, images belong to someone else, and we cannot give permission.  If you make legitimate non-infringing use of information from this web site, you must cite the Early Office Museum and provide our web address (www.officemuseum.com or www.earlyofficemuseum.com) or a link.  "Legitimate non-infringing use" is non-commercial use of no more than two images and 300 words of text, enclosed in quotation marks.  People who use material from this web site without giving proper credit are below green slime on the evolutionary scale.