Throwback Object: Telephone Memo Pad Holders
The article discusses the nostalgic concept of telephone memo pad holders that were common in the 20th century. It highlights a modern interpretation of this item, the Note Roller by George & Willy, which is no longer in production. Additionally, it mentions a current product, the brass Desktop Roll Note Pad by JoplinWorks, available for purchase in the U.S.
- ▪Telephone memo pad holders were a common household item in the 20th century.
- ▪George & Willy produced a modern version called the Note Roller in 2017, which is no longer available.
- ▪The only current product resembling this concept is the brass Desktop Roll Note Pad by JoplinWorks, sold for $200.
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This would be difficult for Gen Z to picture, but in the days of landline phones, those were the key source of remote-person to at-home-person information sharing. It was common in the 20th century to have a dedicated memo pad next to the house's most prominent phone (ours was in the kitchen). Sometimes this was just a stack of paper, but there was also a product category in its own right:While those disappeared decades ago, in 2017 George & Willy, a New-Zealand-based signage design studio, produced this throwback aluminum Note Roller as one of their inaugural products. Obviously it wasn't designed to be paired with a phone, but to provide a handy place to jot notes on an ergonomic surface.
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