Over a century after its invention, the paper hole punch has become a staple of offices ... description of the mundane motions office workers methodically repeat whilst hoping to avoid paper ...

During the late 1800s, the German inventor patented inventions for both a ring binder and the two-hole punch, thus paving the way for modern-day school and office supplies. Today’s Google Doodle ...

The hole punch was invented by German entrepreneur and inventor Friedrich Soennecken, who founded the office supplies company Soennecken in 1875. Originally known for developing a style of ...

A modern hole punch (Picture: WHSmith ... that Friedrich Soennecken filed his patent for the now prolific office supply. The Doodle from Google today was designed and created by Gerben Steenks ...

[Update: The whole punch is available online] The basic idea behind it is to combine your Lego constructions with paper elements by punching stud-sized holes in the paper and then sandwiching it ...