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My own humble contribution to the photoset. Found (of course) while thrifting. This is a #3 Swingline, a shorter, stubbier version of the desk-sized #4. It's in amazingly good shape, and I use it at work regularly.
I love that even something as mundane as an office stapler appeared to require aerodynamic styling, possibly to coordinate with the other things on the desk...
Some of that design aesthetic lingered on long after staplers and typewriters became angular metal and plastic:
