Name that thing of the past

[blackrock13]

We called them bolo-bats where I went to grade school and, as harryass said above, there was a hard rubber ball on a couple of feet of elastic stapled to the middle. Rumour was really tough teachers kept a de-balled one in their desk for disciplinary use.

:thumb:

 

[oldjones]

That's a sheet of carbon paper after much use (the spiral is a watermark, and not part of the object). Still nothing better at some things, you can't use a computer printer to transfer a drawing to a piece of plywood.

 

[blackrock13]

In the same vein, one word.

 

[ducttape]

Well enjoyed, originating to the time of Augustus Caesar, but went dormant until a bored mexican said, 'eureka', or equivalent in spanish..

I wonder what Donna Loucks is up to these days.

 

[ducttape]

The Atari game "Missile Command'

"Defender", no?

 

[shack]

In the same vein, one word.

Mimeograph?

 

[revolver]

Looks like firecrackers.

Right you are..

 

[Petzel]

In the same vein, one word.

Gestetner machine.

 

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[blackrock13]

Electronic football team from;

 

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It's the "Juice Machine" for "Hot Wheels Cars"

 

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[harryass]

credit card machine, when they had imprints of your card receipts

 

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credit card machine, when they had imprints of your card receipts

correctamundo

 

[prestokeys]

The Atari game "Missile Command'

Atari 2600, but not Missile Command.

 

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Silly Putty, I think it is still around though