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| Title | "Aristocrat" stapling machine |
| Artist | Lester L. Wheeler ; William H. Gref ; Orto Heller ; E.H. Hotchkiss Company (stapling mechanism) ; Plastic Turning Company (casing) |
| Date | 1937 |
| Institution | Minneapolis Institute of Arts |
| Location | On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G379 |
| Medium: | Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Industrial Design | Cast phenolic resin, metal |
| Size: | 2 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 2 3/8 in. (6.99 x 19.05 x 6.03 cm) |
| Creation Place: | North America, United States |
| Culture: | North America, United States |
| Style: | 20th century |
| Inscriptions: | Inscriptionon bottom, molded: [MODEL H-31E/ THE E.H. HOTCHKISS CO./ MADE IN NORWALK, CONN./ U.S.A./ DES. PAT. 106162/ OTHERS PENDING] |
| Physical Description: | black ovoid base; green marbleized wedge shape on top; black stapler lever |
| Credit: | Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; The Robert J. Ulrich Works of Art Endowment Fund |
| Accession Number: | 2004.77 |
| Artist: | Lester Wheeler, American (dates unknown) |
| Role: | Designer |
| Nationality: |
| Life Dates: | American (dates unknown) |
| Artist: | William Gref, American (dates unknown) |
| Role: | Designer |
| Nationality: |
| Life Dates: | American (dates unknown) |
| Artist: | Orto Heller, American (dates unknown) |
| Role: | Designer |
| Nationality: |
| Life Dates: | American (dates unknown) |
| Artist: | Plastic Turning Company, Leominster, Massachusetts |
| Role: | Manufacturer |
| Nationality: |
| Life Dates: | Leominster, Massachusetts |
| Artist: | E.H. Hotchkiss Company, Norwalk, Connecticut |
| Role: | Manufacturer |
| Nationality: | Norwalk, Connecticut |
| Life Dates: | Norwalk, Connecticut |
| Added to Site: | March 1, 2009 |
