Executive Suite (dir. Robert Wise, 1954) is a must-see film for would-be residents of the dowdy world. The film is a wonderland of mid-century technology: calendars, card files, clipboards, desk blotters, desk sets, dictation machines, file cabinets, in-boxes, intercoms, notepads, rocker blotters, switchboards, telegraph machinery, telephones, time clocks, typwriters, and one Wheeldex, which was, it’s clear, more than ready for its close-up.
The Wheeldex preceded the better-known Rolodex. Back at the office, this Wheeldex was the envy of its co-workers.
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October 2, 2014: This post is suddenly useful. Hello, comics fans!
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I'm writing a novel set in 1951 Hollywood, a noir thriller, and this is exactly what I needed to know for a key scene: my protagonist, rifling the desk of her psychoanalyist, searches for an address in his Rolodex -- no, wait! Were there Rolodexes in 1951? No, but there WERE Wheeldexes. THANK YOU!
You’re welcome, and thanks in return for taking the time to let me know. This is the message-in-bottle element of the open Internet that I love.
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