What is it?
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What is it?
I got an email from a friend asking if I could help her i.d. a device, so naturally the QB was the first place I thought of!! am attaching the two pics she sent me, she's wondering what it is and once i.d.'d, is it complete? I don't have a clue and hope someone here can help!!! Thanks much!!
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I don't think it's complete, as the two metal end rollers were designed to fit into some type of holder. Is the rectangular piece a magnet?
My best guess currently is that it was used to quickly measure a distance to shorten something -- draperies, skirts, jeans.
My best guess currently is that it was used to quickly measure a distance to shorten something -- draperies, skirts, jeans.
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For the typewriter, I bet it measured how much of the page was used so that you would know when to quit typing and move on to the next page.
Oh, my! To think that typewriters are obsolete........
Oh, my! To think that typewriters are obsolete........
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But those of us that learned to type sure can appreciate the new key boards and how easy it is to type on them. My fingers could never use one of those old typewriters they no longer have the strength needed to push the key down.
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Can also be from a printer. The numbers were for spacing lines if I recall correctly. They also helped you make sure the paper was in straight.
I got an email from a friend asking if I could help her i.d. a device, so naturally the QB was the first place I thought of!! am attaching the two pics she sent me, she's wondering what it is and once i.d.'d, is it complete? I don't have a clue and hope someone here can help!!! Thanks much!!
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Also...we used it to type labels and post cards, etc...again, helped keep the card in place.
I got an email from a friend asking if I could help her i.d. a device, so naturally the QB was the first place I thought of!! am attaching the two pics she sent me, she's wondering what it is and once i.d.'d, is it complete? I don't have a clue and hope someone here can help!!! Thanks much!!