The Adjustable Clampersand is a rare and precious thing: a true Core77-born commodity. Its first inkling was an original Coretoon by Tony Ruth, showing the typographical tool in sketchy form. And now, with much hard work and horn-tooting, you can find the fully-fledged and functional Clampersand. The glittering conjunction is made from aluminum, cast at the Batavia Foundry outside of Chicago. This batch has been powder coated in Portland, OR for an extremely limited colored edition. Choose from 5 colors, or collect them all and make your desk look like an spammy text message!

“I always envisioned the Clampersand as an ideal bookend for an open ended shelf," remarks Ruth. "I use them to clamp several books upright into a freestanding centerpiece. Or I simply stand it up by itself on a table. I'd recommend using it to clamp verbally associated objects together into some sort of visual pun: bacon and eggs, salt and pepper, turner and hooch. That sort of thing.”

You heard it (and saw it) here first: git your fresh Clampersands, clamp them around the house, shop and garden for all your bookending puns and visual run-on sentences. Punctuate your projects, support American production, and give kudos to zealous cartoonists.

Limited to 20 per color, collect 'em all!
Give projects stylish support and lend weight to puns
Hand-Eye Supply exclusive
6.5 Tall x 7” wide
Clamp opens to 3”
Designed by Lunchbreath
Made in the USA

The clamps receive a rough polish and a secondary base grinding, ensuring that they sit flat while clamped. While the Clampersand is fully functional, it is not recommended as an actual shop clamp, because the cast aluminum is a lower strength material than a traditional steel clamp.

Tony is a designer, illustrator and occasional cartoonist from Chicago, and inventor of the adjustable Clampersand. Mechanical design by Tim Haley of Tangible.

The Adjustable Clampersand Limited Color Edition