I Am Nico
master brummie
I used to produce letters on the banda and gestetner machines that the secretaries had typed I always thought the banda fluid might be nice with tonic and a slice of lemon. I expect it was poisonous. I also often messed them up and a nice secretary from the 'top floor' would come and rescue me, the layers had to be aligned and I often got them crinkled up. I noticed they used pink correction fluid on them. I used to jam the franking machine too and get red ink all over me and red and black changing typewriter ribbons.Yes I used to type up on Banda sheets back in the late 50s/early 60s. I worked as a temp and was sent to most of the big firms in the area. I mostly remember using the Banda sheets at GKN in Smethwick where I went to regularly. The sheets made your fingers purple.
The newspaper bundles used to be tied with twine then not the dangerous unbreakable plastic they brought in. One of the secretaries broke her arm catching her foot in it.
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