I also still have one of the old Dymo/Esselte 1570 embosser type labelers. It still seems to be the most durable for long term labeling under some conditions.
Yeah, those are great! I've got one in my desk all the time. Besides, the labels are so retro
The real old ones with the type wheel take some time to get used to though. I think there are fancy electric ones around but I like mine. They were used a lot for labeling panels around the 80s here. The labels are almost indestructible as long as they aren't used outdoors (then the adhesive will eventually fail). I even managed to scrape some old labels off a panel I replaced and reuse them.
They only offer one font size and no symbols though. The company I once worked for (otherwise the most run down and horrible company) used casio label printers if I'm not seriously mistaken. They were quite nice too.
