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~ 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
Paper Fastener Advertised 1913 (France)
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. Throughout the period that this model was sold, it was labeled "Patent Pending."
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
New Paper Punch Advertised 1903 Auto-Device Mfg. Co. Chicago, IL "You can attach a check, receipt or memorandum to a letter or paper without the use of pins, clips or fasteners.  You don't have to buy materials to feed this punch.  It uses the sheets themselves by crimping them."	Image coming from System 1903
Fermafix Paper Binder Patented 1925 (Germany), 1933 (UK) Ferma Ltd., London, England Also sold with a German language nameplate. For a patent for this machine, or for a very similar machine, referred to in the patent as a Paper Tacking Machine, see US Patent No. 1,939,571, filed Jan. 18, 1932, issued to Fritz Rau, Munich, Germany, Dec. 12, 1933.
Paper Welder Patented 1940-42, 1956 ~ Advertised 1941-50 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 "The New Paper Welder, and a 1950 ad," show 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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