Dymo, 1964

[danthered.livejournal.com]

Everyone had one of these, didn't we all? I don't think they still make the faux-woodgrain label stock, which is a pity. Click for a larger version in a new window:

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[angstzeit.livejournal.com]

We had one. At one point it had the grooviest tape--purple with fuschia flowers on it.

[nzgoddess.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately I never had one of these, but I certainly wish I did :(

[danthered.livejournal.com]

I'm certain they're still made, and there's always eBay!

[aprilmaranda.livejournal.com]

They never stuck to anything for very long though.

[bolddeciever.livejournal.com]

And over time various letters would break, requiring more and more creative wordings...

[danthered.livejournal.com]

Either that or they stuck for so long that the letters were still clearly legible as patterns in the adhesive residue after the label itself finally peeled off.

[grab-that-dough.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes, yes! lol

[benpanced.livejournal.com]

I had the woodgrain and tape that was red with blue stripes. Or blue with red stripes. Half full, half empty.

[gloomchen.livejournal.com]

That thing was wonderful if only because my great-grandfather used it to label all of the circuit breakers in the basement. That was, like, the greatest headache saved of all time, and few other products in this universe could help to accomplish such a feat.

[bronzelionel.livejournal.com]

Why the hell would you need to label a hatbox "hatbox" or luggage "luggage"?

[catbiscuit.livejournal.com]

Ah - I loved making labels with our familys' as a child. :D

I've got a friend with vision impairment who has one that punches out brail onto sticky tape - I think it might be Dymo brand too.

[catbiscuit.livejournal.com]

err.. braille. :P

[piratelemur.livejournal.com]

Mine looked like a dog, and the label being made was his little tongue . . . and I haven't thought about it for 25 years now. I love what my brain files away.

[spuzzlightyear.livejournal.com]

Yes and no.. You can buy them here...



Except your labels are on bubble tape. :P

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

SERIOUSLY?

I need that.

[kip-w.livejournal.com]

YOW!

This thread takes me back to the magical day in junior high when I got a labeler and put inane little sticker-signs all over the place. I have one inside a box that's stuck to the wood for something like thirty years now.

[danthered.livejournal.com]

I see a photo, but no link. Link, plee-uz?

[tvini.livejournal.com]

I remember these. In fact, to double your 70's pleasure, my father used them to label 8-track tape containers and super-8 film reels.

They're still available. (http://global.dymo.com/enUS/Categories/Embossing_Label_Makers.html) If you don't have one, you can always make your own virtual labels. (http://www.acme.com/labelmaker/)

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

Why would you need to put a label on your sunglasses?

[kip-w.livejournal.com]

I wonder if the ones on the 45 labels say "record" or "label."

If you're a kid, you label everything yours, whether it is nor not.

Other than that, maybe they put labels that say "radio" on the TV, and labels that say "TV" on the telephone. For hours of enjoyment.

[nosyparker.livejournal.com]

Oh my god, that person is even making a label for their 'RAISED LETTERS'! WHEN WILL THE META-LABELING END?!

[annnettte.livejournal.com]

We had one when I was little, and I just bought a new one (at an office-supply store) earlier this year. Sadly, no wood-grain tape, just red, black, blue, and green. I use it ALL the time, though.

[tanwen.livejournal.com]

Mine was taken away from me when I labeled the cat. She was not amused.