Hole puncher history: Google Doodle celebrates the 131 years of life with the hole punch
TODAY Google celebrates the 131st anniversary of the hole puncher, a mundane but essential device that can be found in many schools and workplaces.
The handy device offers a smart way to keep documents in check, which is necessary in a busy, disorganised work life.
The sole purpose of a hole puncher is to punch holes in paper, so that sheets can be bound together.
131 years since its invention by German entrepreneur and inventor Friedrich Soennecken, the question of whether such a device has a place in an increasingly digital world.
Even so, this centuries-old tool remains largely unchanged since it was invented, and that is where its beauty lies.
To celebrate the humble invention, Google, more specifically Gerben Steenks, has come up with an animated Doodle depicting a piece of paper that spring alive and starts to dance when the hole puncher does what it does best.
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The history of the hole puncher:
The German scientist Friedrich Soennecken, born in 1848, filed patent for the hole puncher on November 14, 1886.
The inventor founded the Soennecken company, an office supplier.
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He was said to have a large impact on the stationary industry.
In addition to the hole puncher, he is also accredited to the “round writing” style of calligraphy, and the famous fountain pen nib that made the technique both possible and accessible.
The basic design of the hole puncher has not changed much since Soennecken invented it.
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It still uses a lever and spring system, but these days standardised hole punchers have an added compartment to collect the paper confetti left behind.
Single hole punches are often used to punch tickets, while multiple hole punches are often used to punch through a number of sheets of paper.
Soennecken passed away in Bonn in 1919.
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