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Fill Our Staplers Day
Today, March 8th, is Fill Our Staplers Day. Fill Your Staplers Day is an annual event which usually takes place on the second full week of March and in November, on no particular day.
Fill Our Staplers Day is a day in which we can all come together to solve a small but very real issue. Staplers are an important tool for most of us in the workplace. They keep our files and papers organised, and they hold things together like frames and overall aids to maintain a smoother working environment, but this can only happen when they are full. For this reason, the Dull Men's Club created a day to remind people that filled staplers save time and make businesses run smoothly.
History of Fill Our Staplers Day
Staplers have been around for a very long time. The first known stapler was said to have been invented by an unknown artisan for King Louis XV of France in the 18th Century to help him hold his decrees and documents together. Before then, people used wax made from alloys and metals to hold their papers together.
As the use of papers grew in the 19th Century, so did the need to keep peoples files and documents together. But people couldn't afford the expensive devices of nobles, so for a short period, they used a paper fastener invented by Novelty Manufacturing, but it wasn't efficient as it didnt stick quite like the staple to the paper. It simply bound the paper together with a binder. In 1866, an infamous inventor known as George W. McGill gained popularity for his patented brass paper fasteners. In 1867 he showed his invention a functional staple press that could drive fasteners through paper. He had a few round of competitors here and there through the years. McGill won the stapler war in 1879 after he produced and patented the McGill Single-Stroke Staple Press which was a huge success though it weighed a whole 2,5 pounds and required a lot of strength to operate.
Later came a variety of clipless machines and other devices in the market. A desk stapler was produced in 1923. In 1937 Swingline designed an easy to load stapler with a row of staple pins, and since then the design of staples hasn't changed much.
Fill Our Staplers Day Activities
1) Fill Your Staplers: the main significance of this day is to simply remind people to fill their staplers so that everyone can have a smooth flow of work.
2) Help Out Your Colleague: if you work in an office setting then this might be a good way to start up a friendly conversation. Go around your office and replace staples, we're sure your co workers will appreciate the thought.
Stapler Facts
1) They can be very big or small: large staplers are used in construction and furniture making while small ones fit in purses.
2) They are used in medical procedures: in some surgeries, the stapler is used to tie up wounds instead of sutures and stitches.
3) They are called 'hochikisu' in Japanese: this name was derived from 'hotchkiss' which was the old name for staplers.
4) The staples have their own special name: the series of interconnected staple pins is uncommonly known as the herringbone series.
5) The stapler was made with special stones: an artisan in France used gold and other minerals to drive the fasteners through paper.
Fill Our Staplers Day
Today, March 8th, is Fill Our Staplers Day. Fill Your Staplers Day is an annual event which usually takes place on the second full week of March and in November, on no particular day.
Fill Our Staplers Day is a day in which we can all come together to solve a small but very real issue. Staplers are an important tool for most of us in the workplace. They keep our files and papers organised, and they hold things together like frames and overall aids to maintain a smoother working environment, but this can only happen when they are full. For this reason, the Dull Men's Club created a day to remind people that filled staplers save time and make businesses run smoothly.
History of Fill Our Staplers Day
Staplers have been around for a very long time. The first known stapler was said to have been invented by an unknown artisan for King Louis XV of France in the 18th Century to help him hold his decrees and documents together. Before then, people used wax made from alloys and metals to hold their papers together.
As the use of papers grew in the 19th Century, so did the need to keep peoples files and documents together. But people couldn't afford the expensive devices of nobles, so for a short period, they used a paper fastener invented by Novelty Manufacturing, but it wasn't efficient as it didnt stick quite like the staple to the paper. It simply bound the paper together with a binder. In 1866, an infamous inventor known as George W. McGill gained popularity for his patented brass paper fasteners. In 1867 he showed his invention a functional staple press that could drive fasteners through paper. He had a few round of competitors here and there through the years. McGill won the stapler war in 1879 after he produced and patented the McGill Single-Stroke Staple Press which was a huge success though it weighed a whole 2,5 pounds and required a lot of strength to operate.
Later came a variety of clipless machines and other devices in the market. A desk stapler was produced in 1923. In 1937 Swingline designed an easy to load stapler with a row of staple pins, and since then the design of staples hasn't changed much.
Fill Our Staplers Day Activities
1) Fill Your Staplers: the main significance of this day is to simply remind people to fill their staplers so that everyone can have a smooth flow of work.
2) Help Out Your Colleague: if you work in an office setting then this might be a good way to start up a friendly conversation. Go around your office and replace staples, we're sure your co workers will appreciate the thought.
Stapler Facts
1) They can be very big or small: large staplers are used in construction and furniture making while small ones fit in purses.
2) They are used in medical procedures: in some surgeries, the stapler is used to tie up wounds instead of sutures and stitches.
3) They are called 'hochikisu' in Japanese: this name was derived from 'hotchkiss' which was the old name for staplers.
4) The staples have their own special name: the series of interconnected staple pins is uncommonly known as the herringbone series.
5) The stapler was made with special stones: an artisan in France used gold and other minerals to drive the fasteners through paper.
