ACCO 131 steel, plastic
This stapler is one example of why I love my job. On occasion, staplers get broken and they come to the workroom to be mended by the "Fiddler." Usually it's only a staple jam or a slight adjustment, but sometimes greater measures are required as evident in the repairs needed by this patient. Apparently, plastic was not the best design choice for the handle of a heavy duty stapler. Maybe someone tried to staple one too many sheets of paper but in any case, this stapler was very close to making a trip to the dumpster. With the addition of two mending plates, some machine screws, a bit of paint and some thumb tacks, this ACCO 131 was reborn as Frankenstapler. There's no telling what's next in Frankenstapler's future, it's already mended the sandal of one research assistant.
Excerpt from the Stapler of the Week, May 28, 2010.
Excerpt from the Stapler of the Week, May 28, 2010.
