Blue Stamp Hinges

Does anyone know the brand name of the blue stamp hinges that came in 2 sizes; 10mm wide and 15mm wide?

They always peeled off very easily without leaving remanants.

Don't know about the size differences, but the old blue or blue-green hinges were mostly attributed to the Dennison Stamp Hinges that most collectors long for, but have been out of production for decades. They can still be found occasionally, if you're willing to pay a hefty premium for what "new old stock" might be out there, but the search for an equivalent quality hinge has really never been found.

Here's a previous SCF link on this very subject:

https://goscf.com/t/6576

I can't believe no one can duplicate Dennison's formula and make a better hinge.

I don't think the problem is that no one can duplicate the formula; rather, it has to do with the limited market for the item and the capital investment it would take to duplicate the formula for limited (if any) financial return.

[edit] There's also a story that Subway Stamp Shop (a/k/a G&K) bought the hinge making equipment from Dennison in the hopes of replicating the product but they were unsuccessful in duplicating the hinges with the same peelable properties.

One theory suggests the problem was in the formula used in the original Dennison peelable hinges as being derived from a horse product that was later banned by the US Food and Drug Administration because it would likely be coming in contact with the human tongue and wasn't considered safe enough by government standards.

Hi

I seem to remember saying this in another thread.

Someone once told me the Dennison hinges were peelable because there were two layers of gum.

Jerry B

I had heard that, too.

I had also heard something about the availability of the same quality of the glassine paper used to make the stamp hinges had changed.

A lot of rumors and theories are out there, I guess. Someone with true knowledge about those hinges should write a definitive paper on the subject so that collectors can get these stories straight.

What's the difference between "Dennison" and "Dennisen" hinges? I've seen both.

"Dennison" (with an "o") are the original hinges that stamp collectors desire that has long been out of production.

"Dennisen" (with an "e") are very poor stamp hinges that duped many collectors into thinking they were buying the original Dennison hinges (which they were not). The appearance of the packaging, etc., was very similar, too.

There was also a third "Dennis" stamp hinge that was an attempt by Subway to replicate the original Dennison hinges but met with rather poor results, too.

All that is well and good BUT...

Does anyone know the brand name of the blue stamp hinges that came in 2 sizes; 10mm wide and 15mm wide?

They always peeled off very easily without leaving remanants.

So you are not referring to Dennison hinges then? I have never seen or heard of "blue" hinges. Around what time would they have existed?

I think a photo may be in order! ;-)

The two hinges on the left are what I want to know the brand name of.

the hinge on the right is a standard dennison hinge.

I've seen them once in a WW collection I bought many years ago. I also don't know the brand. But an old dealer familiar with them once told me they are of German manufacture. And you are correct, they are as easily peeled as the Dennison hinges. The only real difference that I noticed was the Dennison hinges could actually be stuck back onto the stamp/page at least once; I couldn't get the blue hinges to stick again after peeling. I think the ones I saw were the 10mm blue hinges -- I remember they were rather narrow, but I don't recall seeing 2 sizes.

For those of you who have not seen them before, not all bluish hinges are so easily peeled. It is this particular unknown brand.

I asked the same question
They are dennison
https://goscf.com/t/11321&whichpage=4

I been using an old pouch of a thousand Dennison hinges in my Heirloom album. I really like them.

I really don't think they are Dennison. I've collected for over 50 years and I've never had any Dennison hinges that were this color blue.

I've found these hinges used in collections fome the 1970-1990 era.