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Papers are placed into the jaws of the device which punches two holes, threads a length of ribbon through and ties it in a deluxe bow -- and does this in a purely mechanical fashion via one turn of the brass crank.
Papers affixed by the Executive Document Fastener would carry the sophisticated charm
of efficiency, without compromising the personalised feel of a ribbon-bound manuscript.
Suave corporations would have their emblem embroidered onto the ribbon.
http://en.wikipedia...i/Seal_%28emblem%29
[Spacecoyote, Nov 19 2010]
Hand held sewing machine
http://www.google.c...ng machine&tbm=isch
[mitxela, Jun 01 2012]
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Sounds like a good idea to me. |
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Interesting, actually, that modern day lawyers (at least, the ones I meet) regard the deed ribbon as positively quaint, the sort of affectation of the eccentric that would be pursued by a some melty-faced tubber in tartan trews, a man never happier than when rooting around in the stale animal stink of a tin trunk jam-packed with copperplate & vellum. Still, croissant for the Fred Dibnastic "brass crank". |
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In a purely mechanical fashion via one turn of the brass crank. |
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I like this very very much. |
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The knot-tying is doable - sewing and knitting machines do
this, even though they work with continuous threads. |
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if a tongue can tie a knot, I'm sure a machine can especially one with a brass crank |
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In a summer job I had about 50 years ago, I put
together hand-cranked machines that tied Christmas
bows for the 3M company. Worked fine, lasted a long
time. |
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Now's about as good a time as any to bump this. |
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You can now buy (and I have bought) a hand-held chain stitch sewing machine. The interesting thing is it looks remarkably like a stapler [link]. All it needs is to be made bigger, modify the feed so it goes back on itself instead of in a line, and for base to be cast iron. |
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Kudos to [calum] for use of the adjective "Fred Dibnastic" |
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[calum] made me laugh out loud with his reply to [21
Quest]. Oh yeah, a [+] for the idea. |
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