Everybody has a secret or two, and when the time comes to destroy confidential documents, a paper shredder is quite handy to have nearby. The need to destroy documents has been around since the invention of papyrus in 4000 BC. Back then, when a mistake was made or information needed to be destroyed, the papyrus was torn up manually.

The first paper shredder, though never manufactured, was patented by Abbot Augustus Low of Horseshoe, New York in 1909. In 1935, the first machine-run paper shredder was created by Adolf Ehinger. People laughed at his device and thought it was pointless – were they ever wrong!

You can still own a paper shredder even if you’re short on space. The Electronic Full Page Shredder is compact enough to sit on your desk, yet capable of shredding whole sheets of paper. It is light and portable, so you can bring it wherever there’s information that needs to be kept secret. The Electronic Full Page Shredder doesn’t only destroy paper – it also has a fully functional letter opener.