Filmstrip Projector Paired with a Record, I Can Hear the Sound to Advance the Frame
School. Ditto machines and drinking in the smell of the purple sheets and filmstrip projectors. Who remembers?
Little canisters of filmstrips are still in cupboards. Ding!
Like this:
Like Loading...
This entry was posted on February 3, 2011 by rutheh. It was filed under Childhood and was tagged with childhood, education, filmstrip projector, instruction, memories, photo of the day, photography, Pittsburgh, postaday2011, record, retro, school, teacher, technology.
Thanks for visiting the blog today. Comments are always nice to receive but just looking is great, too.
I remember!
February 3, 2011 at 1:11 am
I loved the smell of those freshly made purple dittos. I used to think it smelled like bananas!
February 3, 2011 at 2:13 am
Remember it well. Great memories. Always loved the day when the teacher would announce, “Today we have a film strip”.
February 3, 2011 at 6:30 am
we had dittos at Sacred Heart. They were really up in the times. And kids called them dittos.
February 3, 2011 at 7:55 am
I had the tell tale purple stains on my hands and the grocery cashier smiled as she asked, “Are you a teacher?”
February 3, 2011 at 8:52 am
Love your comment! Only teachers had purple hands.
February 6, 2011 at 8:58 am
I am all for out with the old and in with the new when it comes to technology.
February 3, 2011 at 8:56 am
I remember showing filmstrips to my students. I remember one in particular that was about the real Dracula. His name was Vlad something and he enslaved his people. The kids loved it!
February 3, 2011 at 9:31 am
oh – the memories
February 3, 2011 at 10:11 am
I remember calling the ditto machines MIMEOGRAPH machines. And I can also hear the advance of the filmstrips. I am having flashes of a plaid jumper my mother made for me in grade school… Thanks Ruth…
February 3, 2011 at 11:24 am
The purple fluid was also great for leaving a stain on your favorite sweater! Seems I was always the one to change the can, esp when I was at the end of a prep in a hurry.
February 4, 2011 at 9:08 pm
Your blogs are so interesting and special because of the variety of memories they arouse! Thanks so much, Ruth.
February 6, 2011 at 9:02 am
We used a ditto machine at St. James, I remember how the papers always felt a little damp and the purple stain on my fingertips would never go away! That film strip machine is GREAT, it would be neat to try and use with our students, they would have lots of questions!
February 7, 2011 at 11:27 am
can you post a picture of the little canisters too?
April 14, 2011 at 3:34 pm
My friend and I were just talking about filmstrips today and I couldn’t remember what they looked like…so she sent me to your page. Ahhh, now I remember. Also, we called the purple copies “mimeographs”…
August 9, 2011 at 11:31 pm
Pingback: Flat Ruthie and the Filmstrip Projector | Cardboard Me Travels