7 office supplies you never see anymore

As office work became faster, more specialized, and increasingly online, many formerly essential workplace objects faded into obscurity.

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7 Everyday Office Items You Never See Anymore

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A s office work became faster, more specialized, and increasingly online, many formerly essential workplace objects faded into obscurity. Here are seven once-common office fixtures that have all but vanished with time.

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