Capitol Stationers Staples Box

Object/Artifact

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Montpelier Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Capitol Stationers Staples Box

Entry/Object ID

2023.14.1

Description

Box of staples imprinted with the logo and adresses of Capitol Stationers, Inc., of Barre, Montpelier, Burlington, and St. Johnsbury, ca. 1908s.

Context

Capitol Stationers was founded in Montpelier in 1950 by William “Bill” "Mr. B" Bigglestone and his wife Norah. From 1953 to 1967 it was located at 65 Main Street in Montpelier, the same storefront where it is located in 2023. In 1978 the company opened its fourth store in Burlington. From that point on, through the 1980s and into the early 1990s, it operated the four stores listed on this box.

Acquisition

Accession

2023.14

Source or Donor

Gilberton, Eric

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Bostitch

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Box, Storage

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Staple

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Box

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Fastener, Paper

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Boxes, Stationery shops, Fasteners

Search Terms

Business enterprises--Vermont--Montpelier

Dimensions

Height

2.5 cm

Width

11 cm

Depth

6 cm

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Capitol Stationers, Inc. (Montpelier, Vt.)

Person or Organization

Bigglestone, William H., 1913-1993

Person or Organization

Bigglestone, Norah A., 1914-2006

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont