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National
Safety Check Punch / Check Protector
The only marking to be found anywhere on this interesting and uniquely designed
check protector is what I assume to be a serial # under the sliding bar of 1115.
The overall condition is great and has an interesting and super design applied to
many of the surfaces as well as the gold highlights on the numbers and on
the top. There has been some nickel loss to the levers, but that just goes
to add to the authenticity and character of the piece. I have had plenty of
these over the years, but this is the only one of this style I have ever had.
Fine . . . . . . $995.00 SOLD
J.
B. Parks Patented 1870 National
Safety Check Punch / Check Protector
This example is marked with the name and 1870 Patent date. The second one I have ever seen or had.
Fine. . . . . . $1295.00 SOLD
The
Williams Check Protector / Punch This
is a great example of early office technology, and was manufactured by the Peter
Hooker Co of London England who it appears also had offices or a plant in New York
as well.. Note the overall condition. It is immaculate. It has
100% of the glossy black japanned finish, 100% of the Decals and the labels and
pin striping, and 100% of the nickel on the front plate. Inside there were
about 10 pieces of loose chad from prior attempts to view the operation, and I would
venture that it saw little if any further use over the next 100 years or so.
There are a series of patent dates embossed into the front as can be seen, as well
as info on the New York Address and a serial # of 25,449. This is a fine piece,
and the caveat of condition condition condition is as important as the general scarcity
of this fine example. The one apology is the leather closing strap has broken
off. This is minor, and in no way affects the look or feel of this great piece.
The Best!!! I have also listed this one on my collection pages, but if the
superior condition is as important to you as me, then you can be the next curator
of this one.
Fine . . . . . . $595.00 SOLD
Abbott
Automatic Check Perforator This wonderful
piece of early office memorabilia is in super condition. The original gold
speckled finish is super and the patina on the brass and other exposed surfaces
is great. The small brass plaque on the front carries 3 different patent dates
from before the turn of the last century. The operation is flawless and what
with the new interest in chads and such these early office devices are sure to have
a further surge in popularity as a testament to the enduring technology that some
of us are still subjected to every time we vote.
Good . . . . . . $225.00 SOLD
The Automatic Check Protector Writer
This
is a great example of early office technology, and was manufactured by the Brady
Mfg. Co, or the Automatic Bank Punch Co, depending on which label you are reading.
The overall condition is very good, with just some minor rust and nickel loss on
those parts that were nickeled. The original paint and decals are excellent
as are the stenciled name and instructions on the back, and the numbers on the top.
The feed mechanism works, and the punches do also. The supply of these wonderful
devices is quickly drying up and office technology collecting is hot so get it while
you can! These punch type check protectors / writers create their own form
of a chad, and I would wager that all devices that work on this principle will gain
in popularity and desirability as the reality of just how important a chad turned
out to be in that last fiasco finally sinks in, and people begin collecting memorabilia
related to this type of technology.
Fine . . . . . . $495.00 SOLD
The Automatic Check Protector / Punch The condition of the above one not up to your standards? Feast your eyes on this example. It is minty nice through and through. Not a super rare model, unless you start trying to match the condition. None nicer!!
Fine . . . . . . $495.00 SOLD
Lighting Check Protector
Here are 2 slightly different versions of a pretty hard to find check protector.
The first one on the left carries its ID tag on the front on a removable tag.
The one on the right which is just a bit nicer condition wise, carries its id above
and behind the front pillars on a plate. I believe this one is just a slightly
later model. The original patent was in 1890, but there are more referred
to no the tags of both. The interesting feature on this version is that the
bottom table has the ability to swing from side to side. I did not try analyzing
this for very long, but it is a feature I have not seen before on these devices.
Probably just a means to copy the other features from somebody else's design.
These are a pretty hard to find version, and the first i have owed in quite a while
and came as part of a great deal that a very old time collector / dealer had assembled
over the years and had been in storage for a number of years. When these are
gone, neither he nor I will be able to go out and replace them again.
Good . . . . . . $195.00 SOLD
United
States Check Protector This is a great
looking and very hard to find example of a check protector. They are rarely
found in the original boxes. This one bears the name "The United States Check
Protector." It is in super condition and operates flawlessly punching or cutting
out small impressions of the amount the check was made out for. None better.
Fine . . . . . . $595.00 SOLD
"The
Beebe" Indelible Check Protector Writer Here
is another very hard to find and early patented model of a check punch / protector.
It was patented in the late 1800's and operates on the same general principle.
Feed the written check in from the side. Select the amount one numeral at
a time, crank the handle to punch that number and move the check forward and repeat.
No wonder the more common inkers were introduced just a few years later.
Good . . . . . . $275.00 SOLD
Abbott
Automatic Check Perforator This
is a nice looking example of a early and hard to find check protector. The
Abbott was actually called a check perforator and you can see in the pics that it
punched out each numeral with a series of needle like pins. It was patented
in the 1890's and I imagine its production period was pretty short before cheaper
and easier to make inkers pushed it from the scene. It is all original
and in super condition.
Good . . . . . . $150.00 SOLD
NOS
Handheld Bump Paper Fastener or Stapleless Stapler w/ Box
The hand held version of the Bump Paper Fastener is one
of the harder versions to find, and doubly so in this
new-old-stock-in-the-box condition. These interesting little devices
which date from the 1920's, although generally not considered very rare, are
a wonder to watch perform their task of fastening sheets of paper together
by cutting, folding, and tucking a small piece of the stock, and then tying
it all together with just a squeeze. All without any outside or
foreign objects, just a simple squeeze. It is a wonder that the
typical stapler was so popular and that these disappeared from the market,
but then they would not have been able to continue to sell you staples at an
incredible mark-up, the type of logic that drives our economy. These
devices came in several other versions including a couple of different desk
sizes that I am aware of. This one is in NOS condition, excellent and
works like a charm.
Excellent + . . . . . $95.00 SOLD!
"Bump"
Paper Fastener or Stapleless Stapler The
Bump Paper Fastener is an interesting little device which dates from the
1920's or a bit later. Although generally not considered very rare,
they are a wonder to watch perform their task of fastening sheets of
paper together by cutting, folding, and tucking a small piece of the
stock, and then tying it all together with just a "bump" of the top.
All without any outside or foreign objects, just a simple bump. It is a
wonder that the typical stapler was so popular and that these
disappeared from the market, but then they would not have been able to
continue to sell you staples at an incredible mark-up, the type of logic
that drives our economy today with ink for your printer. These devices
came in several other versions and finishes including a couple of
different desk sizes. This one is in like new condition, excellent and
works like a charm.
Excellent . . . . . $50.00 SOLD!
Hotchkiss Stapler
The Hotchkiss # 3 stapler is one of the harder to find
early staplers. You see one of these medium size ones much less
frequently than the larger or smaller models. The condition is
excellent.
Excellent . . . . . $125.00 SOLD!!
"Sanitary
Envelope Sealer"
This was an idea way ahead of its time. And
there are many other examples of the same mind set from the same era that
can be found. It leaves me to wonder why I did not know of the
dangers or remedy when i was licking envelopes in the 50's 60's and
70's. Where were the protectors of our health when we needed them. Given the
current situation, I am surprised that these have not been reintroduced
to save us from the transfer of the dreaded diseases known to be
associated with licking and sucking and so forth.
Perhaps this will save you from one of those diseases and you should buy
it for that reason, or perhaps it would fit into one of the anti -
whatever museums that those folks will need to document their theories. Fine . . . . . $45.00 SOLD
Commercial
Cast Iron Patented Mechanical Envelope Sealer
This was intended to lick and seal envelopes
as fast as you could feed them in one end, and shoot them out the other.
I have a feeling though a lot of time was spent adjusting and un-jamming it. .
A good one, in pretty good condition.
Good . . . . . $495.00 SOLD
1887 Brown Patent #5 Stapler
This stapler has a great look and design with many
moving parts and the ability to accept a row of staples from the rear.
The condition is unused. It is an uncommon stapler.
Excellent . . . . . $125.00 SOLD!
Antique
Kendall Envelope Sealer You use to have to lick
envelopes to seal them. A disgusting idea to many. Thoughtful
entrepreneurs and inventors came to the rescue with numerous designs like
this. NOS in the box. It will make for a nice addition to the
antique office gadget collection.
Different.
Fine . . . . . $35.00 SOLD!
The
New Era Check Protector The cosmetic
condition is great. Something inside is screwed up and it does not
operate properly.
Good . . . . . . $75.00 SOLD
Hotchkiss Stapler w/ Tail These model staplers with the tail are super hard to find. The simpler version had storage for a sigle row of 100 or so staples. With this auxiliary feature you could load up 4 or 5 times the amount. I do not know what besides gravity was supposed to make the staples advance, but perhaps that is why you see so few of them. A good one, in pretty good condition.
Good . . . . . $125.00 SOLD
The Chicago Check Protector Imagine how strange these dinosaurs are going to seem when we go to a completely electronic form of payments in a few years. This one is pretty nice, and fully operational, but the nickel is fragile and has begun to peel in spots. Offered at a price that will be hard to pass by, this one will not last long.
Good . . . . . . $150.00 SOLD
Early Patented Time Stamp This antique Time Stamp simply says Sales Office, and then all the rest of the choices are changeable. The date, month, year, (the 30s), received, answered, and paid. In the bottom there is a clock that was working the last time I wound it, but now I do not seem to remember how to turn it on. It is in good overall condition and the paint is good with some minor chipping, and there is some remains of gold highlighting but most of this is gone. Different and a must have for the vintage office collection.
Good . . . . . . $150.00 SOLD
This is just a sample of the many
Office Related antiques we have sold.
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Sales Archive Pages on this Site.
We Buy Quality Office Related Antiques
Contact Us at
AntiqBuyer@gmail.com
Our current offering of Antiques for sale are at our sister Website Patented-Antiques.com
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