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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 1, 2016 20:20:12 GMT
I meant human offices as in those on this planet.
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Post by htmb on Apr 1, 2016 20:25:17 GMT
I'd say you've got at least two people you need to whip into shape. The object was found in our previous office assistant's stash of goodies. It's at least ten years old, and has never been used. It comes with a little bottle of "special" liquid. I'll see if anyone else wants to have a guess before I post a more revealing photo. It was a total waste of money, obviously, since it had never been used. The new assistant and I figured out what it was for after reading the manual. Now he has the thing sitting on his desk.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2016 20:29:29 GMT
I remain clueless as does my husband who just brought me a muffalatta from Central Grocery. My husband said you need to post a pic of another angle.....
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Post by htmb on Apr 1, 2016 20:32:44 GMT
It's also very light-weight and could be hidden from sight by a well-placed, large cantaloupe.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2016 21:12:56 GMT
OnlyMark would know what it is. Where the heck is he when we need him?
Your so called hint baffles me even more.
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 1, 2016 21:58:59 GMT
Mimeograph machine?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2016 22:28:42 GMT
Is it one of those things that prints stick-on labels?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2016 23:27:40 GMT
I'm curious about why it was never used whatever it is.
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Post by htmb on Apr 2, 2016 0:49:24 GMT
Lizzy, you're on the right track, though the whole thing is manually operated, and it doesn't connect to anything else.
I assume it was never used - in fact the packaging had never been opened - because the office assistant was a true hoarder. Even now, there are ink cartridges to long-gone printers and even typewriter ribbon left in her office. Nothing was ever purged or repurposed. I have to assume she thought this item was a good idea, ordered it, and then it disappeared into a box to be buried under clutter for ten years.
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 2, 2016 1:58:57 GMT
Quoting the picture so it will be on this page for us to puzzle over. Special liquid, huh?
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Post by htmb on Apr 2, 2016 2:01:11 GMT
"Special liquid" is what was listed in the manual (in three or four languages), but the liquid had no odor or color.
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Post by htmb on Apr 2, 2016 2:04:49 GMT
Here's a partial view from the front.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2016 2:04:59 GMT
Jeezums Pete, who was this woman's supervisor and how was she allowed to carry on like this? Mon Dieu!
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Post by chexbres on Apr 2, 2016 6:47:46 GMT
Is the liquid water? Looks like a humidifier to me...
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Post by chexbres on Apr 2, 2016 6:49:27 GMT
bixa - is your mystery object used for making Mexican hot chocolate?
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Post by htmb on Apr 2, 2016 14:30:24 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2016 14:45:53 GMT
Oh god. An envelope sealer.
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Post by htmb on Apr 2, 2016 14:46:36 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 2, 2016 15:29:31 GMT
Bingo to Chexbres, too!
I never would have guessed what Htmb's mystery thingy was, even with those last two pictures.
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Post by htmb on Apr 2, 2016 15:45:32 GMT
Such a total piece of crxp. And the bottle with "special" liquid is just sterile water, as far as I can tell. It's so old there are no ingredients listed, but the manual says tap water may also be used in the little reservoir.
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 2, 2016 16:49:55 GMT
Maybe she was using it to steam open office correspondence.
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Post by htmb on Apr 2, 2016 16:59:31 GMT
It moistens the "flap" glue so you can the manually seal the envelope.
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 2, 2016 17:21:04 GMT
Oh. I see. OBVIOUSLY an enormous improvement over using a damp sponge.
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Post by htmb on Apr 2, 2016 17:29:56 GMT
Or a glue stick, which is what I use for large mailings.
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Post by onlyMark on Apr 2, 2016 17:44:03 GMT
Casi, I've come very late to this as I've been away in Lisbon. Thank you for having confidence in me but there are/were two things that disadvantaged me in the identification. The first is plastic and the second one are things in an office. I know wood and metal but not plastic and I must have spent a total of two or three months only working in an office. These are worlds I know little about.
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Post by chexbres on Apr 2, 2016 19:34:57 GMT
htmb - there are two kinds of envelopes in Paris: one has glue that must be moistened, but is totally worthless and doesn't stick at all, so you have to use tape. The other has a peel-off glue strip with really good sticking power, but sometimes will stick to the letter inside, so I usually end up using tape here, as well. When I worked in an office that did mass mailings, we would moisten a cloth or sponge and whip the envelope across and be done with it. I can't imagine taking the time to fill and try to use that contraption - though I would use it for a humidifier or pore-cleanser
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2016 14:02:06 GMT
Casi, I've come very late to this as I've been away in Lisbon. Thank you for having confidence in me but there are/were two things that disadvantaged me in the identification. The first is plastic and the second one are things in an office. I know wood and metal but not plastic and I must have spent a total of two or three months only working in an office. These are worlds I know little about. Well, thank you for dropping by. You should do it more often. I would love to hear about Lisbon.
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Post by onlyMark on Apr 3, 2016 14:22:35 GMT
Lisbon is worth a visit of more than a couple of days and worth re-visiting. Photos, the few we took are on an iPad and should I ever be let near it to get them off then I'd write a bit about it. After I tried once before with other photos and deleted most of them, somehow Mrs M is reticent to let me have another go.
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