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Word: headrests (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Late last Friday afternoon, Terkel stretched majestically on his bed at the Copley Plaza. His hands were locked together behind his white hair to form a headrest; at the other end of his small body, his stocking feet were crossed. Terkel must have sensed the grandeur of the pose. "Do I look like one of those hoods?," he asked, thinking perhaps of some mafia chieftan...

Author: By Scott A. Kaufer, | Title: Studs Terkel | 3/27/1974 | See Source »

...like device. In it, a secretary can sit upright, slump or practically recline while typing, without missing a key. "Every part of a typist, with the exception of her eyeballs and fingers, is supported," says Colani. Installed in the contraption, a typist can lean against a contoured back and headrest, with elbows planted on concave platforms and wrists braced on two flexible supports just below the keyboard. Earphones provide music or can be connected to a dictating machine. Colani, who calls his device an "integrated mobile module," spent three months and $20,000 developing it. But he is somewhat pessimistic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Typing in the Round | 7/19/1971 | See Source »

...limited to overnight trips. Passengers' skis are stored in polyethylene bags instead of bulkier and costlier corrugated cardboard boxes. Napkins are no longer rolled inside a ring but, to save labor costs, are packed together with silverware in sealed plastic bags. Disposable paper has replaced linen for the headrest covers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AIRLINES: Does Your Flight Seem Different Lately? | 2/8/1971 | See Source »

...together?" Yes, indeed, agreed the several hundred customers who have already taken the Sagittarius home. They had no difficulty matching the decor of their bathrooms; the tubs come in a choice of 2,000 different colors or laminated fabrics. One popular version has leather panels and a double headrest-always "good for reading," Bonsack says, "on the off-chance that you are alone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Rub-a-Double-Tub | 1/19/1970 | See Source »

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