Punched cards

[Brian Knittel]

The news isn't good. I don't know if anyone is manufacturing punch 
(tab) cards anymore. I've done some poking around.

National Card West in Long Beach, Calif was acquired by Pacific Data 
Forms, Inc (www.pacificdataforms.com). PDF sold the punch card 
equipment to B&D Litho in Phoeniz, AZ, but B&D either no longer has 
it, or doesn't know it has it, but either way, doesn't make tab 
cards.

Don't call the 702 number for National Card West in Las Vegas -- that 
number now belongs to a private individual.

U.S. Card Corporation in Tiffin, Ohio has closed, according to Doug 
Jones.

Pacific Paper Products (http://www.pacpaper.com/lccc-contab.html) 
makes continuous feed tab cards -- but that's not what we're after.

Ron at B&D gave me these references from the 2001 Print Solutions 
Magazine Buyers Guide, all of which went to a dead end:

Kay Toledo Tag, Toledo, OH
   no more
Impact Printing, Hayward, CA
   no
Windy City Press, IL
   no
Marathon Label, Wassau, WI
   could probably do it but hasn't in the last 15 years
   and doesn't have the dies to cut the cards -- would have to 
   be a custom job

Doug Jones (Mr. Punched Card himself) may be the right person to 
respond to this -- Doug, do you know of any card manufacturers left?

Brian


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