As a few of my fellow typeshperians have just recently created new content focused on an interesting variety of typing papers, I thought that I too might try something along these lines. Just in case you missed them, you really should check out Joe Van Cleave’s YouTube channel as well as Gregory Short’s blog, Poor Typist.
While the papers that they chose to feature surely have more practical applications, vintage food industry waxed paper does bring a high level of entertainment value to the table with it. I found this waxed Hamburger Bun paper at a local vintage store a few years ago. While I had always imagined using it for an outdoor BBQ some day, the opportunity has yet to present itself (certainly not this past year).
The thought of using this paper (from Langendorf United Bakeries, Inc.) never would have crossed my mind to use as typing paper had I not read Gregory’s blog or viewed Joe’s video. All in all, I’m guessing that someone out there would be pretty tickled to receive a piece of correspondence by way of some food industry waxed paper such as this. Maybe this idea will inspire you to come up with on of your own, whether it uses food industry waxed paper* or something completely different.
*The author of this blog post takes no responsibility for the typewriters of others should any of you try this at home. Long-term use of vintage waxed paper, food industry grade or otherwise, is likely to cause issues with typewriters over time and generally speaking is a bad idea most of the time.
AFTERTHOUGHTS: Seriously folks, I’m fully convinced that the Olympia SG3 I used for this typing paper test is capable of surviving an apocalypse. Yet I still wouldn’t want to use it for this particular purpose for any extended period of time.
Finding these kinds of funky papers to type on is very fun!
Agreed. While it wasn’t a typed letter, one of the most memorable pieces of correspondence that I’ve ever received was the letter I was telling you and the others about that was written on a series of beer coasters from brewpubs and microbreweries across the Western United States. For me, that illustrated the power of the medium itself.