Not to forget that the stripholders were very useful at this time of year as car windcreen scrapers!
.... and before that the joy of heating one of the old metal holders with a cigarette lighter before sliding it over the top; "Hot one for you D."
At MUAC we lost the full size strips in the late 70s early 80s. Mini strips in coloured holders, yellow eastbound, blue westbound and red for North or South - described by the boss's PA to a visitor as the dangerous flights, Went stripless in 1992. I'll have a look tomorrow to see if I can still find an example. I actually threw out a load of old manuals, training assesments and lectures a couple of weeks ago.