Stapling pliers, c. 1935
Enamel on chromium-plated metalexpand_more
The Modernism Collection, gift of Norwest Bank Minnesotaexpand_more 98.276.182.1
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These stapling pliers showed how high style fused with efficiency in the office. Its Cubist-inspired design, in enamel on chrome-plated metal, was popular in the early Art Deco period in American industrial design, similar to the Kodak Camera and box, also seen in this exhibition.
Fridolin Polzer received a patent in 1934 for this design manufactured by Hotchkiss, whose front can be removed to load a strip of staples onto a guide. A squeeze on the handles quickly staples the paper, and repetitive use did not tire the user as conventional staplers could.
Details
- Title
- Stapling pliers
- Artist Life
- American (born Austria), born c. 1879
- Role
- Designer
- Accession Number
- 98.276.182.1
- Curator Approved
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