Fold-O-Hinges
Larry
anyone know a source of them? I bought the residual stock of a dealer once, but
have run out.
Please reply by e-mail, as I do not see replies on this newsgroup.
Larry in Berkeley, California (seaotter 6 at a o l dot c o m)(no spaces in
address)
Don Hearl
> I think Fold-O-Hinges, one of the best hinges ever, are no longer made.
Does
> anyone know a source of them? I bought the residual stock of a dealer
once, but
> have run out.
>
and command a premium when found on Ebay. Grrrr!! Why don't I just give in
and use mounts for everything??
Don
Dakota
> >
> and command a premium when found on Ebay. Grrrr
> Don
The Fold-O hinges were great - but you gotta be careful here.
Fold-O hinges are still being produced by Unitrade of Canada and they
suck! If you like thinned or torn stamps these are the way to go. Only
safe way remove them is to soak 'em off.
The good Fold-O hinges have the name Harold Cohn printed on the front
of the package.
Same name, different product entirely.
Handshakes,
Dakota
Don Hearl
> The Fold-O hinges were great - but you gotta be careful here.
>
> Fold-O hinges are still being produced by Unitrade of Canada and they
> suck! If you like thinned or torn stamps these are the way to go. Only
> safe way remove them is to soak 'em off.
>
> The good Fold-O hinges have the name Harold Cohn printed on the front
> of the package.
>
> Same name, different product entirely.
>
> Handshakes,
>
> Dakota
This is an important clarification! Mine say Harold Cohn.
Thanks Dakota.
Don
Dave Becker
considered the safest hinge to use? I don't mind
buying them at a premium on ebay if they are good.
A penny per hinge is still much cheaper than mounts.
Dave Becker
Dakota
> I'm about to start mounting with hinges---what is
> considered the safest hinge to use?
In order of preference:
1. Peelax - no longer made.
2. Dennison (note the spelling) - no longer made.
3. Fold-O hinges by Harold Cohn - no longer made.
4, Dennisen - being made today!
The Peelax was a wonderul hinge, superb holding power - yet peeled off
as quickly as that very first kiss of youth. Sigh!!! It was made (I
beleive) in Sweden. It was also the only hinge ever made that was
actually alkaline - all others were (still are) slightly acid.
Dennison - well, most of us old-timers remember them. There were two
different ones made. The one most remember were in the Red, White and
Blue package - always 29 cents per pack. Dennison also made another
one in the Black, Green and White package - and this one was a bit
better as far as holding power. On both of these the gum and glassine
is a bit acid.
Fold-O by Harold Cohn - right up there with the Dennison Red, White &
Blue package. It was a bit acid.
The Fold-O is still being produced by Unitrade of Canada - they're
terrible - but most people who use them are only interested in using
them to mount stamps. they're not very concernced about being able to
peel them off later. Be careful in buying them on e-Bay. A couple of
months ago another collector I know bought a bunch of them. The pic on
eBay was of the Harold Cohn hinges - what he got were the new ones.
There is a new DennisEn (not DennisOn) hinge being made today. I've
tried them and they work just dandy for used stamps. They're almost as
good as the old Dennison. BUT, don't try them on mint stamps with
original gum or you'll find out what a "Huge Hinge Remnant" is. The
company that makes them (Subway) hasn't yet perfected a formula for
easy removal from mint stamps - but I expect that to change in the
near future.
There was one other hinge that was a good one - it's name was "Ideal"
and it came in a box - but these were arranged in a row, not loosely
tossed into a package. That is, you could remove one hinge at a time.
There was a dispenser (almost like a Pez dispenser) that you chould
slip the stack of hinges into. I'd be a bit afraid of them at this
late date. They've not been made for 25-30 years and they're
beginning to show the ravages of time - not the glue, but the glassine
material. It's become pretty brittle.
You mention a penny a hinge - well, yeah, maybe! The last time I saw
a pack of Dennison hinges on eBay they opening bid was $19.95 - don't
know if they sold.
Unless all you collect is mint then I'd content myself with a couple
of packs of the old Dennison or Fold-O hinges by Cohn. For used
stamps I'd go with the new Dennisen.
Handshakes,
Dakota
Eric Bustad
> There is a new DennisEn (not DennisOn) hinge being made today. I've
> tried them and they work just dandy for used stamps. They're almost as
> good as the old Dennison. BUT, don't try them on mint stamps with
> original gum or you'll find out what a "Huge Hinge Remnant" is. The
> company that makes them (Subway) hasn't yet perfected a formula for
> easy removal from mint stamps - but I expect that to change in the
> near future.
I think that you are confused here. Subway's hinges are called
"Dennis's Stamp Hinges". The DennisEn hinges are made by someone
else and are reportedly inferior.
= Eric
Dakota
You're of course correct! I dunno what I was thinking - guess I was
too involved in trying to get it all said that I wan't paying
attention to what I was saying. Does this make sense?
However, I've used the Dennisen hinges (Which by the way are also made
by Uni-Trade of Canada) and I'm pretty pleased with their performance
- but only on used. I think early reports about how bad they
performed were fair - the early releases of this product did suck big
time. Their QC people weren't on the ball either because a lot of
them were folded gum inside, many were wrinkled - they were simply
awful. I'd not have tried them again ever if it weren't for a friend
sending me a new pack.
I've absolutely no experience with the Dennis' hinge - but seems like
a new challenge - do stamp hinges come in the shape of windmills?
;-))
Handshakes,
Dakota