Don’t Forget Your (Pocket) Protection
Before pop-culture turned pocket protectors into geeky Scarlet Letters, I thought they were the coolest things on the planet. I’ll never forget my Grandpa taking out a slim black pen from his pocket protector to do the Word Jumble in the Sunday paper. The amazing website ‘It’s Okay To Be Smart’ has unearthed a collection of images of countless vintage pocket protectors – these are some of my faves:
- Link via It’s Okay To Be Smart and @BrainPicker
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