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Missing a staple

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That's correct - technically, on it's own it does not impact the grade. However, typically a book mf'd with only one staple has had less support through it's life and consequently may have incurred greater stress. It's always prudent to look for other defects and signs of stress related to this condition.

 

:gossip: I'd rather have two . . .

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That's correct - technically, on it's own it does not impact the grade. However, typically a book mf'd with only one staple has had less support through it's life and consequently may have incurred greater stress. It's always prudent to look for other defects and signs of stress related to this condition.

 

:gossip: I'd rather have two . . .

 

 

I agree with all of this, and I would add that although a missing staple alone doesn't affect the technical grade, I would expect the price to be lowered to reflect the manufacturing defect.

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Was the book supposed to be manufactured with two staples? Or was it supposed to be bound with only one?

 

:roflmao:

 

 

It's a serious question, and I was actually wondering the same thing.

 

In the mid 1940's many comics were intentionally manufactured with only one staple due to a shortage of metal because of World War II. Since you didn't mention what the book was or what era it was from, it's a natural question to ask.

 

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Was the book supposed to be manufactured with two staples? Or was it supposed to be bound with only one?

 

:roflmao:

 

Stick around - you may actually learn something :makepoint:

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Was the book supposed to be manufactured with two staples? Or was it supposed to be bound with only one?

 

:roflmao:

 

 

It's a serious question, and I was actually wondering the same thing.

 

In the mid 1940's many comics were intentionally manufactured with only one staple due to a shortage of metal because of World War II. Since you didn't mention what the book was or what era it was from, it's a natural question to ask.

 

doh!, my bad, thanks for the history lesson. It is cap 103

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I have a 50s Atlas in very nice grade that was manufactured unintenionally with only one staple. There are even no staple holes.

 

This "defect" was quite common through and including the '60's. :) I suspect it was nothing more than the "stapler" running out of staples.

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