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The first electric staplers were simply, standard staplers with electric motors and actuators attached. The absolute oldest electric stapler found today, dates to patents of 1948 and production in the early 1950’s. That would be Bostitch. Markwell, Swingline, and Acme all followed with the same basic design.
