I never thought about it before, but the tapes from pre-computer steno machines are probably hard to hold down while transcribing. This is a holder for the tapes. It looks like the tape is about 2 inches wide, fan-folded in 8 inch sections. Really, really rough guesses as to the measurement.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/GREEN-Steno-Note-Stand-Stenograph-Note-Court-Reporting_W0QQitemZ330213726387QQihZ014QQcategoryZ62044QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
(by cricketbeautiful-1 for everyone)
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