DescriptionPaper binder clip: Shouperior. Autographic Register Co., Hoboken, N.J. No date, circa 1905-1925. Stamped and etched brass; black enamel, 5-1/2" long x 2-1/2" wide x 3/4" high. Maker's mark on bottom of blade. An advertising promotional novelty. On clip: Shouperior Reg. Trademark U.S. Pat. Off. [logo - down triangle] flanking triangle: Estab. 1883 'TS' monogram at center Triangle frame top: Protection to You Triangle frame left: Speed of Operation Triangle frame right: Economy of Time Manifolding Devices and Business Systems Autographic Register Co. Hoboken, N.J. ---- Maker's name stamped on bottom: Premier Metal Etching Co. Advertising Signs & Novelties, Long Island City, N.Y. --- James C. Shoup of Dayton, Ohio, patented devices for business forms and established a business for manufacturing them 1883; patents and improvements were licensed later to other companies.