A & W Office Supplies 3-Hole Paper Punch-Black

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The Conductor’s Punch was used to by railway conductors to punch holes in train tickets (hence its name). Although Smith received his patent before Soennecken, he is sometimes not seen as the original inventor of the hole punch because his invention differed significantly from the three-hole punch often seen in offices today.

Read this guide to learn more about hole punch history, why the original inventor of the hole punch was contested, and how the hole punch has evolved over the centuries.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. With paper capacities of 12 sheets up to a whopping 40 sheets, there’s a PaperPro hole punch suited for any project you throw at it. When we supply this we have set to A5 size spacing of holes 70/70mm You can adjust the spacings for any other size upto A4.

This site uses cookies to collect the necessary user browsing behavior so that we can provide you with a better browsing experience. Whether you need a single hole punch for a solicitors practice of a 4 hole punch for a marketing business. The 3100 incorporates Hollow Punch Technology and clever engineering to deliver crisp, clean and effortless 3-hole punching of up to 100 sheets (80gsm) time after time – with 40% less effort required.About a year and a half before Soennecken filed for his hole punch patent, on February 24th, 1885, American Benjamin Smith received a US patent for a somewhat similar tool known as the Conductor’s Punch.

In 1893, American Charles Brooks received a patent for the Ticket Punch, an invention similar to Smith’s Conductor’s Punch.

In high school she scored in the 99th percentile on the SAT and was named a National Merit Finalist. Christine graduated from Michigan State University with degrees in Environmental Biology and Geography and received her Master's from Duke University. The first hole punch inventor was American Benjamin Smith who, in 1885, developed a handheld device that was used to punch a single hole in train tickets. It doesn't get much easier than that (just be careful not to overload the punch with too many sheets which can cause jams).