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cliffhanger285

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So, about those Password wallets...
« on: August 25, 2011, 03:45:10 PM »
I've always been curious about how those Password wallets were made. Anyone have photos of them or know how to make them?


Thanks,

Bryan

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So, about those Password wallets...
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2011, 04:35:46 PM »
They are based on the old McDonald's cardboard French Fry holders.  Put the word in the bottom, secure with a small bit of velcro and voila!
« Last Edit: August 25, 2011, 04:42:33 PM by Jimmy Owen »
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So, about those Password wallets...
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2011, 05:39:54 PM »
I've always been curious about how those Password wallets were made. Anyone have photos of them or know how to make them?


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So, about those Password wallets...
« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2011, 05:50:30 PM »
He asked about Password, the version that debuted in 1961 I presume. That had a different wallet design than Password Plus. I am not familiar with the original design.

cliffhanger285

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So, about those Password wallets...
« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2011, 05:55:54 PM »
I'm sorry - I meant Password Plus. Sorry for the confusion.

EDIT: Actually, either one would be good. I'm trying to recreate them for a Password game I'm having at my house.
« Last Edit: August 25, 2011, 09:14:11 PM by cliffhanger285 »

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So, about those Password wallets...
« Reply #5 on: August 26, 2011, 07:29:31 PM »
The wallets on CBS Password looked liked they were made from leather.They were probably custom made for the show.
« Last Edit: August 26, 2011, 07:30:55 PM by opimus »

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« Reply #6 on: August 26, 2011, 09:37:03 PM »
The Password Plus wallets were a simpler design. They can be created from 3" x 5" index card stock and adhesive tape.

Take a 3" x 5" card oriented horizontally. Draw a line from the bottom left corner to a point 15/16" in from the upper left corner. Draw another line from the bottom right corner to a point 15/16" in from the upper right corner. Take another card and make a "sandwich" consisting of two cards. Cut along the lines you have drawn. This will give you two trapezoids 3" in height, 5" along the bottom aspect and 3 1/8" along the top aspect. Draw a vertical line from a point 15/16" in from the bottom left corner (directly below the top left corner of the trapezoid) and 15/16" in from the bottom right corner. Fold both cards along these lines. Apply tape along the 3 1/8" top aspect to form a hinge. Apply tape to the left and right aspects of the trapezoid so that, by squeezing the sides, the wallet will open.

For the passwords, cut some 3" x 5" cards in half. The result will be a series of cards measuring 3" x 2 1/2". The passwords are printed on these cards and fit inside the wallets. You can hold these cards in place with adhesive putty (the kind used to mount posters to a wall). This will enable you to remove the passwords and reuse the wallets. The process was more involved in 1979 but nowadays you can use a printer to print the passwords before cutting these cards in half. Alternatively, you could use very light-tack paper labels.

Once upon a time you could get small circular paper clips about the diameter of a dime. You could use these to keep the wallets closed and to hold the passwords in place. The wallets we used on the show were a little more elaborate in construction but this gives you the basic idea.

Let me know if my instructions need clarification.
« Last Edit: August 26, 2011, 09:39:28 PM by chris319 »

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So, about those Password wallets...
« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2011, 08:35:08 AM »
I thought we were talking about the Amity wallets given to contestants as a consolation prize ;D

cliffhanger285

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So, about those Password wallets...
« Reply #8 on: August 27, 2011, 06:46:18 PM »
Thank you very much, Chris.

Are these the paper clips you were talking about:
Nifty Clips

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« Reply #9 on: August 28, 2011, 01:27:24 AM »
Thank you very much, Chris.

Are these the paper clips you were talking about:
Nifty Clips
Yes, those would work.

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So, about those Password wallets...
« Reply #10 on: August 28, 2011, 05:36:01 AM »
The Password Plus wallets were a simpler design. They can be created from 3" x 5" index card stock and adhesive tape.

Take a 3" x 5" card oriented horizontally. Draw a line from the bottom left corner to a point 15/16" in from the upper left corner. Draw another line from the bottom right corner to a point 15/16" in from the upper right corner. Take another card and make a "sandwich" consisting of two cards. Cut along the lines you have drawn. This will give you two trapezoids 3" in height, 5" along the bottom aspect and 3 1/8" along the top aspect. Draw a vertical line from a point 15/16" in from the bottom left corner (directly below the top left corner of the trapezoid) and 15/16" in from the bottom right corner. Fold both cards along these lines. Apply tape along the 3 1/8" top aspect to form a hinge. Apply tape to the left and right aspects of the trapezoid so that, by squeezing the sides, the wallet will open.

For the passwords, cut some 3" x 5" cards in half. The result will be a series of cards measuring 3" x 2 1/2". The passwords are printed on these cards and fit inside the wallets. You can hold these cards in place with adhesive putty (the kind used to mount posters to a wall). This will enable you to remove the passwords and reuse the wallets. The process was more involved in 1979 but nowadays you can use a printer to print the passwords before cutting these cards in half. Alternatively, you could use very light-tack paper labels.

Once upon a time you could get small circular paper clips about the diameter of a dime. You could use these to keep the wallets closed and to hold the passwords in place. The wallets we used on the show were a little more elaborate in construction but this gives you the basic idea.

Let me know if my instructions need clarification.

now how do I make the lazy susan that was in the host podium to hold my wallets?  What type and size font do I use for the passwords?  The wallets were painted colors, what were the hues used?

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So, about those Password wallets...
« Reply #11 on: August 28, 2011, 01:08:05 PM »
now how do I make the lazy susan that was in the host podium to hold my wallets?  What type and size font do I use for the passwords?  The wallets were painted colors, what were the hues used?


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So, about those Password wallets...
« Reply #12 on: August 28, 2011, 03:04:07 PM »
now how do I make the lazy susan that was in the host podium to hold my wallets?  What type and size font do I use for the passwords?  The wallets were painted colors, what were the hues used?


Y'know, I don't normally endorse violence.  But I might make an exception, in one case.  ;^)

I was only teasing Chris because his explanation was so detailed it kind of surprised me.

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So, about those Password wallets...
« Reply #13 on: August 28, 2011, 04:06:31 PM »
now how do I make the lazy susan that was in the host podium to hold my wallets?
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So, about those Password wallets...
« Reply #14 on: August 28, 2011, 04:38:57 PM »

now how do I make the lazy susan that was in the host podium to hold my wallets?  What type and size font do I use for the passwords?  The wallets were painted colors, what were the hues used?
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