VINTAGE BATES MODEL B WIRE FEED STAPLER - TESTED WORKING INSTALLED ROLL OF WIRE

Description

BATES MODEL "B" BRASS WIRE STAPLER
COMPLETELY TESTED AND IN WORKING CONDITION
THE CUSHIONS ON THE BOTTOM ARE INTACT AND IN GOOD SHAPE
THIS UNIQUE STAPLER CUTS AND BENDS ITS OWN STAPLES, WITH EACH DOWNWARD PRESS OF THE HANDLE
YOU CAN HAVE THE STAPLE BENT IN FOR A MORE PERMANENT HOLD
OR MOVE THE GUIDE PLATE UP FRONT TO THE RIGHT, AND HAVE THE STAPLE BENT OUT FOR EASY REMOVAL
IT INCLUDES A ROLL OF BRASS WIRE INSTALLED
MY FATHER WORKED IN THE GARMENT INDUSTRY
VERY LONG AGO AND THAT IS WHERE I GOT IT
I BELIEVE IT DATES AROUND 1930+
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SHIPPING TO LOWER CONTINENTAL USA ONLY
NO SHIPPING TO AK, HA, P.R., APO/FPO
E-MAIL ME FOR A QUOTE FIRST PLEASE
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HISTORY OF THE STAPLER
Some say the stapler was the best ever made. The first units, the model "A" used steel wire, they were made up until about the 1920’s. In the late 1920’s the Model "B" was introduced to the industry still using steel wire for a short time. Brass wire appeared later and is still in use today
In 1936 the Model "C" was manufactured & made until about 1968.
The
B-50
refills are no longer in available or in production, save the empty reels because they can be rewound with new wire.
These machines are highly respected by professional business's
as they take up less room when used on files as opposed to steal staples
The brass wire staple was used a lot in the garment industry
5,000 staples with one refill is a plus.
Steel staples can damage the cutters in shredders as brass will not