>A close equivalent is the device used for this purpose
>in some HP (695C ?) printers which can be had for cheap
>surplus (due to expensive ink).

Centronics 702 & 703 printers also used this system.

It is possible to print suitable bands on a piece of paper using a laser
printer, if your requirement is not too exact.

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