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Busselton Historical Society > Records

Tipp-Ex Tabs

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Small blue plastic box which stores the thin strips of paper

Historical information

Tippex correction strips, also known as correction paper, were specifically designed for correcting errors made while typing on a typewriter.
They were a thin white paper coated with a substance that, when typed over, would effectively erase the mistake.

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Registration number

cwa-org-124-2025.214

Themes

Education
People
Popular Culture

Material

Inscriptions and markings

Tipp-ex, for correcting handwritten errors
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20 tabs

Keywords

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Last modified

Friday, 20 June, 2025

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72

Busselton Historical Society

Busselton Historical Society

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