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Library program takes you back to the good old days
By Marianne Austin For The Beacon
Coshocton librarian Kelly McCorkle ’ s Totally Retro program was a look back at the good old days , along with some interesting facts .
McCorkle gave clues about retro places and things such as a grocery store chain founded in 1859 with a very long history that drove many independently owned grocery stores out of business , sold coffee and tea , and pioneered the use of generic brands for cost cutting . Several people said the A & P and remembered shopping there .
“ Did anyone ever work in an office setting ? What was the first mechanical device invented in 1888 , and it used physical punch cards ?” McCorkle said .
A time clock was the answer .
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“ Many businesses use computers now , and it is all digital , but every place is different ,” McCorkle said .
The first version of this was created in 1876 by Thomas Edison . They required a blue ink stencil and repeatedly rolled through a drum for application . It was replaced by modern technology in the 1960s . A mimeograph machine is the answer .
Teflon was accidentally discovered in 1938 and trademarked in 1945 . Teflon was used on cookware and fabric .
White-out was invented by an artist , a woman who mixed up some white paint for when she made a mistake on the typewriter and passed the idea along to her co-workers . They saved their old fingernail polish bottles to put the white paint in , and they could use the brush for corrections .
This item was created in 1923 and sold to Kraft Foods in 1927 . It was advertised as a nutrientrich food . Its popularity soared from the ‘ 30s to the ‘ 50s . Velveeta cheese in the ‘ 50s , the liquid gold , became available in
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Coshocton librarian Kelly McCorkle ’ s Totally Retro program was a look back at the good old days , along with some interesting facts .
blocks or slices , which led to a discussion of ways to use it .
A cereal that talks back and was first marketed in 1928 was Snap , Crackle , Pop - Rice Crispies .
Some epic fails in the food line were New Coke and WOW Chips .
For entertainment beginning in 1917 , “ The
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World Book Encyclopedia ,” all eight volumes , was very popular . It was considered a status symbol to own a set .
In the early 1930s , vinyl records were the thing . This moved to cassette tapes in the ‘ 60s , CDs in the ‘ 80s and ‘ 90s , and now digital form . Vinyl records started as Books on Tape for the blind .
Coming up , Junk Drawer Deep Dive will be Monday , March 3 at the library . For more information about library programs , visit www . coshoctonlibrary . org or call 740-622-0956 .
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