wall forming a hanger stop laterally outwardly from the recess extensions 20 are unnumbered actuator buttons connected to valves 22a and 22 which will be described more fully hereinafter the platform 12 is rigidly secured to the frame 11 and is stationary with respect to the remainder of the machine below the lower end of the magazine tray 13 rearwardly of the platform 12 and aligned with the recesses 16 are a pair of closure elements 30 the closure elements 30 are mounted on a suitable yoke 31 which in turn is supported for reciprocal movement toward and away from the platform 12 mounted on the top of each of the closure elements 30 is a forwardly extending arm 35 each of the arms is a leaf spring with sufficient flexibility that it can flex upwardly to adjust for variations in thickness of the garment to which the hangers are being attached rollers 36 are mounted at the forward end of each of the arms the magazine tray 13 consists of a shallow trough 40 having sides 41 spaced apart to slidably receive the hangers between them the magazine tray is sloped downwardly at a sufficient angle to cause the hangers to slide down the tray by gravity at the lower forward end of the tray a pair of fixed stops 42 fig1 and 5 are provided which are spaced apart the proper distance to accommodate the hangers with which the machine is to be utilized immediately rearwardly of.