A woman emailed me about this "out-of-typewriter correction material" from 1972. It's "revolutionary"!
The revolution must have been a failure, because I don't recall ever seeing this product before, and the concept had never occurred to me. It allows you to fix an error on a typed sheet that has already left the machine. First you may need to cover up a mistaken character(s) with Wite-Out® or the like; then use TabType® to adhere the correct character(s) onto the paper.
Sometimes, I've got to say, I am very grateful for computers.
Heh, reminds me of rub-on letters. Are you supposed to peel the letters off the sheet and stick them on the page, or do you rub them onto the page with a pencil? the semi-transparent back makes me think of Letraset rub-on letters.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it looks like rub-on letters à la Letraset. I remember first getting a couple of sheets of those when I was little boy, and being excited by the typographical possibilities.
Deletealso, I dunno why this thing keeps saying I'm Anonymous. I'm logged in and my avatar is right next to the comment box. ):
ReplyDeleteBlogger is one of the least functional arms of Google—a withered appendage—and I am concerned about its long-term survival.
DeleteThat would be fun to use a couple times....after that....you'll probably just want to make less mistakes!
ReplyDeleteYou know, 28 years ago you could still walk into a store and buy a new manual typewriter. I got one at Bundy Typewriter on Chestnut Street. Something made in Mexico with a Royal badge on it as I remember.
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