Stamp Hinges?? Are There Any Decent Ones Made Anymore??

Thank you very much for the information hy-brasil. To myself I say, "It's always new if you don't know it yet."

Randy:

Are the new Dennisens out of Canada better than the hinges out of Germany?

Don

Denizens of the album.

I do not know and have never used the new Canadian Dennisen hinges. The original Dennisen hinges and these new hinges are probably very close to the Prinz hinges in non-peelability. A test is in order but since I no longer use hinges some volunteers will be needed.

Can I see a scan of the package for these "NEW" Canadian Dennisen hinges .

Unitrade Associates Canada

More hinge history.

http://digital.ipcprintservices.com..._id=1231193&

New Dennisen stamp hinges on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.ca/pkgs-Dennisen...p/B00QKRGBFA

Unitrade Associates link. Scroll half way down to see Unitrades prices on Uni-Safe, Foldo, Dennisen and Harris hinges. (Old, new old stock, new) ?

http://www.unitradeassoc.com/Stampacc.htm

What is on the reverse of the "new" Dennisens hinge package. To be imported into and sold in the U.S., I believe there has to be a statement identifying where a product was manufactured. My most recent pacage of Supersafe hinges purchased at Hobby Lobby states they were made in Germany.

So are the new Dennisens actually made in Canada or are they of German origin too?

Thanks.

Don

I was waiting for that question. Prinz states that all modern day hinges are made by them in Germany. Are the Unitrade Canadian Dennisen hinges repackaged from Germany or is the ad from Amazon stating new by Unitrade Associates in Canada to be taken literally?

Unitrade and Amazon gave me pause for a moment.

Here is a picture of the reverse of Dennisen. No origin so I will go back to my mantra of all modern day hinges are produced by Prinz in Germany and then repackaged.

https://www.vistastamps.com/itm/den...stamp-hinges

A number of brands of hinges have tried to capitalize on the original Dennison's brand name over the years.

The old, no-longer-made Dennison's hinges were excellent stamp hinges – even though no one seems to know quite how they were manufactured to be so excellent. They peeled off album pages and the backs of stamps effortlessly yet still managed to hold the stamp on the page pretty well. Dennison's were sold unfolded and folded, square corners or round corners. Whatever their secret, the special quality of Dennison's hinges was very real.

Some collectors have speculated that Dennison's used glue made the old-fashioned way – with animal parts. With growing concern about health issues in the later 20th century and concern over manufacturing regulation, did they abandon use of horse glue? Did that doom Dennison's hinges to not be "peelable" anymore? I have no idea, but I've heard this speculation. The glue used by Dennison's with its ability to hold strongly and yet be removed easily seems to have been fairly special. My money is on this explanation.

Another speculation I've heard is that the hinge was made in a way that when the glue was activated it did not all attach to the paper, that the glue became "ribbed" or uneven so that only a small amount of glue adhered. I can't see how this magic could happen. I've seen the claim that the paper itself was ribbed so only a small portion of the glue would attach. I've looked at a lot of original Dennison's hinges, and I don't see any evidence that this is true either. But it makes for a nice fairy tale.

Attempts to copy original Dennison's hinges include Subway Stamp Shop's use of the old Dennison equipment which Subway had purchased. These hinges may have been sold as G&K hinges (Subway's own brand name). I'm not sure. They were definitely sold as Dennis's hinges. Dennis was apparently a member of the family. The resulting hinges were not up to the standards of the original Dennison's. Since they were made on the old equipment, the problem must have been something else -- poor quality glassine paper, poor glue, or some trick in the manufacturing process not known to Subway. Maybe all of these. I've tried both G&K hinges and Dennis's hinges. Neither is better than any other hinges sold today.

There is also the similar sounding "Dennisen" hinges (with an 'e'). These hinges claim right on their package to be "peelable" (they aren't) and to be "the original hinge" (also not true). Like the others, these are just ordinary hinges with no special qualities. Whether their manufacturer chose the name to "honor" the older hinges (unlikely) or to copy the older name is not clear. But the claims on the package suggest pretty strongly that Dennisen hinges is an attempt to confuse collectors into thinking they're buying original Dennison's (with an 'o') hinges. Two misleading statements on one package is pretty strong evidence of intent to mislead. Unitrade Canada sells these hinges. Are they also the manufacturer?

Fold-O-Hinges were a competitor to Dennison's for many years. It seems they weren't quite up to the standards of Dennison's, but they were still pretty good. Like the original Dennison's, they are also no longer made. In addition to selling the misleading "Dennisen's", the same Unitrade company also manufactures and sells a Canadian version of Fold-O-Hinges. Was there an agreement with the original makers to get the right to manufacture them under that name? I have no idea. They've pretty much copied the original Fold-O-Hinge package, too. As with Dennisen's, is this also to mislead buyers? Fortunately, there is a difference -- the little maple leaf on the package and the manufacturing location both identify these hinges as not being original Fold-O-Hinges. I've tried both of these brands, too. Dennisen's and Unitrade's "Fold-O-Hinges are also no better than other hinge on the market today. At least G&K and Dennis's hinges were an honest attempt to recreate the original Dennison's product – even if they failed to do so. No modern hinges under any brand name are as good as the older hinges once were.

Hi

Someone once told me that Dennison hinges had 2 layers of adhesive applied which is why they peeled so nicely.

Subway bought the Dennison equipment and produced hinges that did not duplicate the original quality hinge.

Jerry B

Dennisen hinges have been around for awhile. A small local stamp shop in Brandon FL had cases of them in either the late 1990s or early 2000s.