Consumer-graphics collection Est. 2026 · Vancouver

CLIPARCHIVE

A working museum of clip art, 1980s–early 2000s.

Now cataloguing·MS Office 97 · PCPaintbrush 1994 · Print Shop Deluxe 1995 · SoftKey Ultimate 1996·New acquisitions posted daily·All objects recovered from circulating media·The whole store is the show·

Accession record

CA-1996-softkey-clipart-1996-01816

STPLGUN

Retrieved from storage.

The image shows a blue stapler with its top open to reveal two metal jaws on either side of an elongated central pivot point that is connected by springs at both ends.

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The same image circulated in multiple products. Each copy is catalogued; one is displayed.

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The image shows a blue computer printer with paper sticking out of it on top of an office desk next to what appears to be a calculator. CA-1996-softkey-clipart-1996-01808 The image shows a computer monitor with an open document on it that has text resembling HTML code at its center, suggesting coding activity is taking place within this digital environment. CA-1996-softkey-clipart-1996-01811 The image shows a cartoon of two voting booths with ballots inside them; above each is an illustration showing someone casting their vote into that respective box by dropping in a paper ticket labeled "VOTE." CA-1996-softkey-clipart-1996-01814 The image shows a hand holding an object with blue lines on it against a dark background; there is no text present within this small clip-art image. CA-1996-softkey-clipart-1996-01820 The image shows a black and white illustration of an industrial machine with various mechanical parts visible on its surface, including what appears to be gears and cylinders, set against a dark background that contrasts sharply with the lighter coloring of the machinery itself. CA-1996-softkey-clipart-1996-01822 The image shows a stylized graphic of two characters with exaggerated facial features; it appears to be an emoji-like representation rather than realistic figures. CA-1996-softkey-clipart-1996-01823