Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A bit off topic, but no-one on rec.office-equipment.collectables knows the answer - I have an old paper hole punch of the two hole ring binder variety that I got in a junk market years ago. It's rather beautiful, black and heavy with a great big single lever, a nice wooden base and a shiny paper guide. On the front and on the paper guide holder it says LEITZ in a bambooish script. The model number is Leitz 180, the serial number (I kid you not) is 9116999 stamped in red ink on the bottom. It also punches a superior hole - excellent edge resolution, very low distortion with a smooth all-mechanical action. The paper discs that are punched out fall into the base where they are stored behind a clear plastic (?) panel that says 'Made in Germany' on it. Does anyone know if the manufacurer of the Leitz amazing hole punch is somehow connected to another well known manufacturer of useful gadgets? Alex Brattell