Related History • Office Innovations

In 1885, Benjamin Smith of Massachusetts invented an improved hole punch with spring-loaded receptacle to collect the clippings U.S. patent number 313027). Benjamin Smith called it the conductor's punch.

In 1893, Charles Brooks patented a paper punch called a ticket punch. It had a built-in receptacle on one of the jars  to collect the round pieces of waste paper and prevent littering. View the full patent issued to Charles Brooks for his ticket punch.

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