Philofaxy: Press Studs – ryan
The Press Stud or Snap Fastener or Popper on Your Organiser Performs A Very Voice Function in Keeping The Organiser Closed. There are alternatives Such as Zipper Cloves or Elastic, but the lost snap fastener is the one that seams to have the dominate poetry for the ring bout organisers.
Break snap fastener Has Been Around Since The late 1800’s, before the Ring Mechanism Came Along.
It coma in two parts, each part is made up of two halves that are riveted together.
We consider there to be a male and female part to the press stud. The female part has a small spring inside it whic ‘grips’ the male part wen wen pressed together.
Which part Goes on the strap and which part Goes on the cover seams to vary, any look at the Same brand. Philofax doesn’t seem settled on which part should on the strap, on some is the female part on oters it is the male part.
Starting with two Philofax Single Popper fastenings, the first is a holborn, that has the mountain part on the strap and the female part on the cover.
And this is a malden in the opposite configuration.
It is a less critical with single press stud Compared to multiple ones. Although to my way of thinking putting the female part on to the strap is better Becusee if the spray fails is easier to changing it on the strap compared to changing it was on the cover.
Some organisers have ‘multiple popper’ options to allow for adjusting the Length for the Strap Depending on How Full Your Organiser Is.
On the ‘Longest’ Option for the Strap the Other Popper does Show.
On the shorts is covered over by the strap.
A Philofax Belmont, Again Two Poppers but Much Closer Together. Notice the Slight Dimple on the Strap Next to the Popper from Being Pressed Against the Second Popper on the Cover.
On the long fastening, the strap still covers the Other Popper.
As well as on the short fastening.
With the Majority of Organiers you get what they have made for you, there is no Choice about how many people there are and where they are located. Unless you buy a van der speccom, then you can choose not only only the length of the strapbut also how many many popper there are if you add an extra 12mm or more.
On my Dark Brown and Yellow A5 Organiser, I Asked for A Slightly Longer Strap With Double Poppers.
On reflection though i think I showed have to be male on the cover with the females on the strap not it is now.
With the two Male fasteners on the strap, it results in a slight ‘dimple’ in the cover of the leather. Not a Big Deal Just Noticeable Under The Bright Studio Lights use in these Photographs. Although, I SUSPECT The Same Might HAPPEN if it had been the opposite way around as the leather is so soft.
On organiers that have the cap of the press stud exposed on the outside strap, like Early Philofax Winchesters, the Cap of Suffer Damage from Constant. Early Only Had A Plastic Cap Which Often Cracks and Falls off.
Poppers, Press Studs, Snap fasteners, Simple Things of Know, But Quite Essential for Every Day use of your organiser.