Apropos old box of staples, nostr:npub18445fa225fhfhswmjwdrgxlmp786t45ur992uw0tuk8h0m7u37wsaay4tg, I also have staples from the 80s, and this beast, which decorates my desk, eats them. Very slowly.

My father had this stapler on his desk ever since I was a little boy, and boy was that a while ago.

I just checked the base. It's an Ace Aceliner Model No 502 Stapler which must date ca. 1970.

https://americanstationer.wordpress.com/2020/03/01/ace-aceliner-model-no-502-stapler/

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