Abstract: A hog ring type clip applying device having an upper jaw and a lower jaw to receive and clench the clip with the lower jaw attached to a rear handle and the upper jaw attached to a diagonally disposed lever member, such lever member and rear handle pivotally attached near the tops thereof and a front handle pivotally attached to the bottom portion of the lever member, such front handlt having a slot disposed at the top thereof to receive therethrough the upper and lower jaws with spring members to urge the front handle apart from the rear handle and a clip feed to direct clips along a clip side to a clip receipt area between the upper and lower jaws, such device when the front and rear handles are moved together, adapted to grasp a clip from the end of the clip side, move the jaws forward through the slot in the top of the front handle to an advanced position where the front and rear handles can be further moved together causing them to clench the clip around what is desired to be clipped.