Answer: Two Modern Details at the Department Store Gift Wrap Counter

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Two modern wrapping supplies slipped into this 1950s gift counter.

The Answer

The correct answer is: the clear plastic tape dispenser and the metallic self-adhesive gift bow.

Here is why

1. A molded clear-plastic tape dispenser sits on the counter.
2. A shiny metallic peel-and-stick bow is attached to the gold package.

Why people miss it

Both objects now seem ordinary at a wrapping counter, which makes their period mismatch easy to miss.

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