# Stapler question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stapler-question/132604>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 17, 2002, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stapler-question/132604 "2002-10-17T01:30:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![insider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@insider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/insider)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stapler-question/132604/1 "2002-10-17T01:30:02Z")

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Who is credited with inventing the stapler? When and where was it invented?

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**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stapler-question/132604/2 "2002-10-17T03:21:41Z")

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> The first [**stapler**](http://inventors.about.com/library/blexpertarchives1.htm) was patented on September 30, 1841 by inventor Samuel Slocum.