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Tape Dispenser

Hermes Tape Dispenser
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic vintage Hermès tape dispenser in silver with a brass belt buckle detail. Hermès PARIS, Made
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Vintage 1980s French Desk Sets

Materials

Metal

Hermes Tape Dispenser
Hermes Tape Dispenser
$2,200
H 1.5 in Dm 3.63 in
Italian 1970s Metal Parrot Head Scotch Tape Dispenser
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1970s Parrot Head Scotch Tape Dispenser
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Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Textured Gold Frog Tape Dispenser
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Textured Gold Tone Metal Frog Tape Dispenser, 1960's This vintage two piece tape dispenser is from
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Golden Brass Tape Dispenser by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass Tape Dispenser by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 14 x D 5 x H 7 cm Materials: Brass The brass
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2010s Australian Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Brass

Contemporary Golden Brass Tape Dispenser by Henry Wilson
Contemporary Golden Brass Tape Dispenser by Henry Wilson
$550 / item
H 2.76 in W 5.52 in D 1.97 in
Contemporary Blackened Bronze Tape Dispenser by Henry Wilson
By Henry Wilson
Located in Geneve, CH
Blackened Tape Dispenser by Henry Wilson Dimensions: W 14 x D 4 x H 7 cm Materials: Bronze
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2010s Australian Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Bronze

Contemporary Blackened Bronze Tape Dispenser by Henry Wilson
Contemporary Blackened Bronze Tape Dispenser by Henry Wilson
$610 / item
H 2.76 in W 5.52 in D 1.58 in
Vintage Modernist Sculptural Brass Tape Dispenser or Tape Holder Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
Machine Age meets modern in this vintage sleek and sculptural large brass tape dispenser and holder
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Vintage 1970s American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Horse Head Tape Dispenser in Brass Colored Metal, 1960s
By Ted Arnold LTD.
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Unique brass colored horse head tape dispenser, heavy cast metal construction made by Ted Arnold
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures

Materials

Metal, Brass

Serge Mansau for Fratelli Guzzini Italy MCM Designed Lucite Tape Dispenser - NOS
By Serge Mansau, Fratelli Guzzini, Robert P. Gottlieb
Located in St. Louis, MO
& steel tape dispenser in production from 1963-73. Two's Company, Mount Vernon, NY.. In the permanent
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Steel

Robert P Gottlieb MOMA Desk Accessory Tape Dispenser Lucite / Chromed Steel
Located in Doraville, GA
Vintage lucite and chromed steel tape dispenser manufactured by Two's Company, Mount Vernon, NY
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Chrome

Vintage Two's Company Lucite Owl Tape Dispenser Attributed to Robert P. Gottlieb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage lucite owl tape dispenser manufactured in Hong Kong for Two's Company of Mount Vernon, NY
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paperweights

Materials

Lucite

Big Inch Art Deco Tape Dispenser Large Footed Streamlined Tear Drop Atomic Era
By (after) Raymond Loewy
Located in Hyattsville, MD
over built shop tape dispenser. Came out of an old very dormant QBC Print Shop in Virginia. It is in
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paperweights

Materials

Metal

1970s Tarnished Brass Post-Modern Desktop Tape Dispenser Disco Nightclub Era
By Harvey Probber, Milo Baughman
Located in Hyattsville, MD
tape.
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Brass Whale Tape Dispencer
Located in Studio City, CA
Brass tape dispenser of a whale. 1970s.
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Vintage 1970s Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Brass Whale Tape Dispencer
Brass Whale Tape Dispencer
$210
H 2 in W 5.5 in D 2.5 in
Vintage Butcher Accessories, Measuring Tape & Pork Display Sign, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual set of butcher accessories. A solid brass measuring tape dispenser for measuring the chest
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Vintage 1930s European Bauhaus Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass, Pewter

Black Starr Gorham Sterling Silver Tape Measure Holder with Monogram
By Black, Starr & Gorham
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Sterling silver tape measure dispenser/holder by Black Starr Gorham. Monogram appears to be DCH
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20th Century Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

Agate Onyx and Brass Desk Pen Holder, circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
fine working order. Picture frame and brass tape dispenser shown in images have sold.
Category

Vintage 1970s Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Agate, Onyx, Brass

Agate Onyx and Brass Desk Pen Holder, circa 1970s
Agate Onyx and Brass Desk Pen Holder, circa 1970s
$300 Sale Price
36% Off
H 9 in W 4.5 in D 2.75 in
Curzio Desk Set
By Giobagnara
Located in Milan, IT
, and tape dispenser, each piece flaunts a sharp and bold geometric design carved from burnished bronze
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2010s Italian Desk Sets

Materials

Metal

Curzio Desk Set
$4,260 / item
H 5.91 in W 13.78 in D 9.26 in
Hand Crafted Leather and Gold Tooled Hinged Box with Brass Lion Paw Feet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
or larger items one wants out of site, like remotes, tape dispensers, scissors. The vintage
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20th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Brass

Recent Sales

Machine Age Art Deco Streamline Industrial Design Nashua Tape Dispenser Arens
Located in Dallas, TX
Machine Age Art Deco Streamline Industrial design Nashus Tape Dispenser by Egmont Arens Patented
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Scientific Instruments

Materials

Chrome, Steel

1970s Modernist Polished Brass Tape Dispenser
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Modernist tape dispenser circa (1970s USA) in polished brass. The circular disks that hold the roll
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

1950's Hermes Gold and Silver Round Tape Dispenser
By Hermès
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Beautifully executed 1950's round tape dispenser. The top is gold plated bars while the body is in
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Gold, Silver Plate

Postmodern Desktop Tape Dispenser by Shohei Mihara for Super Present
By Shohei Mihara
Located in Kelkheim (Taunus), HE
Postmodern desktop Tape Dispenser by Shohei Mihara for Super Present, Japan. 1980s/ 1990s. A
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Post-Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Metal

Bulgari 18 Karat Gold Scotch Tape Dispenser
By Bulgari
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1980s, 18k, by Bulgari, Italy. This solid eighteen-karat yellow gold Scotch tape dispenser
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Vintage 1980s Italian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Gold

Bulgari 18 Karat Gold Scotch Tape Dispenser
Bulgari 18 Karat Gold Scotch Tape Dispenser
H 2.25 in W 3.25 in D 0.75 in
MoMA NY Robert P. Gottlieb Design Lucite Tape Dispenser \'1963-1973'
Located in Oakland, CA
Lucite and chrome tape dispenser produced from (1963 to 1973) by Two's Company of Mount Vernon, New
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Vintage 1960s American Minimalist More Desk Accessories

Materials

Chrome

Rare Sterling Silver Asprey London Luxury Premium Tape Dispenser Original Box
By Charles & George Asprey, Asprey International Limited, Asprey & Garrard Limited
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
London tape dispenser in its original box A nice decorative piece, this is the pinnacle of luxury
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1990s English Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Cartier Mid-Century Modern Desk Tape Dispenser
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
Unusual, Cartier, sterling silver, Mid-Century Modern combination tape and stamp dispenser (with
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

French Stainless Steel Desk Accessories 1970s
By François Monnet, Xavier-Feal, Maria Pergay
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Ruler : 40cm x 1cm x 1,5cm Tape dispenser : 12,5cm x 3,5cm x 12,5cm Two pencil holders : 7cm x 7cm Three
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Stainless Steel

French Stainless Steel Desk Accessories 1970s
French Stainless Steel Desk Accessories 1970s
H 1.19 in W 3.15 in D 15.75 in
Tolomeo LED Desk Lamps by M. De Lucchi and G. Fassina for Artemide, a Pair
By Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina, Artemide
Located in Miami, FL
among them all, creating door pulls for Valli Colombo, laptops for Olivetti, and tape dispensers for
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

"False Idle, " Oil Painting
By Mia Bergeron
Located in Denver, CO
life of a green tape dispenser and porcelain bowl surrounded with white paper scraps on a gray work
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2010s Realist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Brass Desk Tape Dispenser
Located in New York, NY
A European brass desk tape dispenser, circa late 20th century, made in Spain.
Category

Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Brass Desk Tape Dispenser
Brass Desk Tape Dispenser
H 2.25 in W 1.38 in D 4 in
Sterling Silver Tape Dispenser
By Black, Starr & Frost
Located in Brooklyn, NY
all or of that person who loves to have rare and unusual items… This tape dispenser is made by Black
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Vintage 1940s American Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Tape Dispenser
Sterling Silver Tape Dispenser
H 2 in W 3.5 in D 1.5 in
Vintage Professional Tape Dispenser by Nopifan, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A patented stationary tape dispenser from the Danish Company Nopifan. Its made from enameled cast
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Vintage 1930s Danish Bauhaus More Desk Accessories

Materials

Iron

Midcentury Pair of Tape Dispenser in Lucite by Felice Antonio Botta, Italy 1970s
By Felice Antonio Botta
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of tape dispensers in transparent lucite and opaque black details by the Italian designer
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Metal

MOMA Robert P. Gottlieb Mid-Century Modern Designed Lucite Tape Dispenser 63'-73
By Robert P. Gottlieb, Two's Company
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage Robert P. Gottlieb Lucite / Steel Tape Dispenser in production from 1963-73. Two's Company
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Steel

Vintage Industrial Cast Iron Whale Tale Scotch Brand Tape Dispenser c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A solid cast iron Scotch brand tape dispenser in army green with whale tale, Art Deco lines
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Desk Sets

Materials

Iron

Modern Lucite Tape Dispenser by Two's Company, Design Study Collection MoMA
By Two's Company, MOMA Museum New York
Located in San Diego, CA
Very functional modern lucite tape dispenser by Two's Company of New York for the Design Study
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Steel

Vintage Mark Cross Swan Tape Dispenser Italy
By Mark Cross
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
The swan is made of metal with a beautiful gilt finish. The back is hinged and the roll of tape is
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Desk Sets

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Robert P. Gottlieb Lucite Tape Dispenser
Located in Raleigh, NC
An excellent vintage example of the MOMA Design piece. Good working order.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Lucite

1970s Lucite Tape Dispenser by Two's Company for Serge Mansau Paris MOMA Design
By Two's Company, Serge Mansau
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Mansau Paris mark, and tape roll connection is better. Fully functional.  
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Vintage 1970s French Minimalist More Desk Accessories

Materials

Lucite

Harvey Probber Aluminum Executive Desk Set
By Harvey Probber
Located in San Diego, CA
Harvey Probber Desk set made up milled aluminum. The set incorporates a tape dispenser, storage
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Vintage 1970s English Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Aluminum

Harvey Probber Aluminum Executive Desk Set
Harvey Probber Aluminum Executive Desk Set
H 4.25 in W 18.75 in D 4.75 in
Tenex Six Piece Chrome Desk Accessory Set
Located in Highland, IN
the bottom. Included are a letter tray, Rolodex file, note holder, tape dispenser, and two half-lidded
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Vintage 1980s American Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Steel, Metal

Tape dispenser
By Francesca Fuchs
Located in Houston, TX
Francesca Fuchs Tape dispenser, 2018 acrylic on canvas over board 16 x 22 1/4 in (40.6 x 56.5 cm
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Board

Tape dispenser
H 16 in W 22.25 in D 1 in
Modernist Brass Tape Dispenser
Located in Seattle, WA
This is a fantastic modernist tape dispenser. The circular plates that hold the roll of tape adjust
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Vintage 1970s American Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Modernist Brass Tape Dispenser
Modernist Brass Tape Dispenser
H 4.5 in W 2.25 in D 7.25 in
Collection of Desk Accessories
Located in New York, NY
Collection of desk accessories, tape dispenser, steel rulers, tape measures, paper weight, and ink
Category

20th Century American Inkwells

Materials

Marble, Iron, Steel

Collection of Desk Accessories
Collection of Desk Accessories
H 6 in W 6 in D 6 in
1970s Lucite Desk Organizer by Feliceantonio Botta
By Felice Antonio Botta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
. Built in clock and tape dispenser, slots for holding papers and utensils, and a receptacle for paper
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Lucite

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Treasury of Art Nouveau Design & Ornament, a pictorial archive of 577 illustrations, selected by Carol Belanger Grafton. Softcover book, published in 1980 by Dover Publications, Inc....
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Vintage 1980s American Art Nouveau Books

Materials

Paper

Treasury of Art Nouveau Design & Ornament
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$125
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$2,685 / item
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Vintage 1970s French Hollywood Regency Floor Lamps

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$2,513
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sectional Sofas

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Plastic, Velvet

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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

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Materials

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Atomic Space Age Perpetual Flip Calendar, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
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Category

Vintage 1970s Asian Space Age Desk Sets

Materials

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Atomic Space Age Perpetual Flip Calendar, 1970s
Atomic Space Age Perpetual Flip Calendar, 1970s
$299
H 3.94 in W 3.15 in D 2.76 in
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Located in BARCELONA, ES
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Materials

Wood

German colorful Mid-Century style Plant Stand
German colorful Mid-Century style Plant Stand
$646
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Located in London, GB
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Materials

Mirror

Distressed Silver Convex Mirror
Distressed Silver Convex Mirror
$2,687 / item
H 37.8 in W 37.8 in D 2.37 in
Ronson 1936 Pik a Cig Magic Monkey Striker Touch Lighter & Cigarette Dispenser
By Louis Vincent Aronson, Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Miami, FL
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Bronze, Enamel, Steel

Ronson 1936 Pik a Cig Magic Monkey Striker Touch Lighter & Cigarette Dispenser
Ronson 1936 Pik a Cig Magic Monkey Striker Touch Lighter & Cigarette Dispenser
$2,789 Sale Price
30% Off
H 5.12 in W 5.12 in D 8.46 in
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Jars

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Tape Dispenser For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the tape dispenser you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, brass and lucite, every tape dispenser was constructed with great care. Find 12 options for an antique or vintage tape dispenser now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the tape dispenser you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A tape dispenser made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. A well-made tape dispenser has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Asprey & Garrard Limited, Asprey International Limited and Bulgari are consistently popular.

How Much is a Tape Dispenser?

A tape dispenser can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,055, while the lowest priced sells for $285 and the highest can go for as much as $21,000.

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