Retsy Series 1 · Card 0253 · 80-TEC

Keep Out Label Maker

Label it. Love it. Find it.

A handheld label maker with a letter wheel that punched raised white letters into strips of colorful plastic tape.

Card no.: 0253 of 1,280
Set: 80s Tech & Gadgets · 80-TEC
Year: 1981
Type: Embossing label maker
Found at: Hardware store checkout
Cost back then: $14.99

Rip a pack Find it in the checklist

Nostalgia7/10

Hype4/10

Weirdness6/10

Trade value3/10

The story · 1981

The story of Keep Out Label Maker

Every family had one person who got a Keep Out label maker and went wild. The spice rack, the light switches, the garage shelves, even the dog's bowl got a crisp label. You twisted the wheel to each letter and clamped the grip with a satisfying crunch. Kids made labels for their bedroom doors that said keep out, this means you.

Fun fact

Spelling a whole sentence took about four minutes and three dozen crunches, which made every label feel like a big decision.

Six finishes

187 copies of Keep Out Label Maker exist

Keep Out Label Maker comes in six finishes: 100 Base, 50 Holo, 25 Laser and 10 Gold copies, plus one Super Laser and one Misprint that exist exactly once. Every copy is minted to the wallet that rips it, with its own serial number.

Keep Out Label Maker, Retsy card 0253 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Keep Out Label Maker, Retsy card 0253 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Keep Out Label Maker, Retsy card 0253 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Keep Out Label Maker, Retsy card 0253 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Keep Out Label Maker, Retsy card 0253 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Keep Out Label Maker, Retsy card 0253 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

80-TEC

More from 80s Tech & Gadgets

Keep Out Label Maker is one of 32 cards in the 80s Tech & Gadgets set. Here are the other 31.