Friday, October 16, 2015

Ephemeral small object - dated

This little tape holder was always around the house, for as long as I can remember.


Browsing LIFE magazine back-numbers a while ago, spotted the exact same little object in an advert.

(LIFE magazine, October 1951)

Seeing this made me go find it. This particular one was made by 3M in Birmingham, England - probably in the early fifties. It's metal, but fairly flimsy.

Having this extra bit of information adds now a bit of extra context to this small and almost disposable little household object.
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2 comments:

  1. Joe VOctober 16, 2015 at 6:41 AM

    It is interesting how these little objects have their own history, which parallels our own.

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  2. TedOctober 16, 2015 at 7:59 AM

    wow! a 60+ year-old roll of scotch tape. you don't see that everyday. (or wait, I guess you do! :D)

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