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Object Name |
Fastener, Paper |
Catalog Number |
1985.133.01 |
Description |
Nickel plated steel paper fastener. The fastener cuts a small triangular-shaped hole in the paper, folds back the cut triangle and then folds it back and underneath a slit cut in the paper. oval base with round plunger mechanism screwed to base. Stamped onto the body: "BUMP PAPER FASTENER CO./ LA CROSSE, WIS. U.S.A./ PATENTS PENDING." The name "Woods" is engraved into the bottom. |
Year Range from |
1910 |
Year Range to |
1915 |
Made By |
Bump Paper Fastener Company |
Owned By |
Walter Woods |
Material |
Steel |
Dimensions |
H-4.5 L-3.5 inches |
Length (in) |
3.500 |
Height (in) |
4.500 |
Place of Origin |
La Crosse, Wisconsin |
Inscription Type |
Manufacturer's Mark |
Inscription Text |
Bump Paper Fastener Co. La Crosse, Wis, USA Patents Pending |
People |
Bump, George Woods, Walter |
Subjects |
Businesses "Things that Matter" |
Search Terms |
Made in La Crosse "Things that Matter" Bump Paper Fastener Company |
Relation |
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Notes |
Featured in Things that Matter: "When he formed his company in 1905 as the Bump Paper Fastener Co., George P. Bump of La Crosse was convinced he’d make a million dollars on a stapler that didn’t require any staples. It didn’t happen, but his 4½-inch metal paper fastener is a marvelous little office tool that punches a triangular hole and folds over the little cut-out tabs. Note the maker’s name is stamped into the front of body of puncher: "Bump Paper Fastener Co., La Crosse, Wis, USA, Patents Pending." Walter Woods donated the fastener to the La Crosse County Historical Society in 1985. The company was reorganized in 1927 as the Bump Manufacturing Co., and in 1930 the company was changed to the Bump Pump Co., based on a pump he invented. Bump died in 1947, and by then the company made a line of equipment of chemical, oil and dry cleaning pumps, and specialized pumps for certain industries. The company was located at 1820 West Ave. S., where the Pepsi-Cola buildings are today. In 1956, the company was sold to the Ulrich Manufacturing Co. of Roanoke, Ill." This article was originally published in the La Crosse Tribune. Title: Bump's Paper Fastener Publish Date: January 31, 2015 |