Comments on: A Brief History of Staples

By: Demetrius

Demetrius — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:52:08 +0000

IM me with any advice.

By: Demetrius

Demetrius — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:49:22 +0000

Miraculously I’ve recently acquired a piece of our U.S. history. An 1896 intact stapler. Uncertain on what I should do with it… Any suggestions?

By: Tdave

Tdave — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:23:12 +0000

Somewhere in my house there’s an old OLD stapler from my grandfather that doesn’t use staples. It has a little spool of wire on the back of it. The wire is fed through the machine, and when you push down on it the staples are cut and formed from the wire before being pushed into the paper.

By: dance

dance — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:47:06 +0000

Awesome article! I agree with Steven that scrolls are fantastic, and it’s a shame they aren’t used more often even in the modern day, but I’m also a fan of the “stapleless stapler” they have over at Think Geek. My husband got one, and it’s amongst our top favourite gadgets! No metal required, it just crimps the paper itself. Unfortunately it can’t always handle as many sheets of paper as the traditional Swingline.

Thanks for the Japanese word too. Planning a trip there — never know when we’ll have need of a stapler, err… hochikisu.

By: Steven

Steven — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:15:21 +0000

Though not a fastening technique, I’ve always loved scrolls. They were great ways to protect and transport your information. And if you did it right, you could roll multiple sheets in one scroll without them slipping or being exposed.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:06:52 +0000

I’m always fascinated when languages other than English use our brand names for a generic term. For instance, the Russian word for “vacuum bottle” is “Ñ‚ÐµÑ€Ð¼Ð¾Ñ,” or “termos.”