I have a couple of very old joysticks in this style, but I also have one that was newly-produced to go with the new Commodore 64 Ultimate. I thought it would make for a cool eraser stamp. I started with a quick phone photo at the angle I thought I wanted. I used that as a reference to draw a simplified version in Inkscape, then printed and transferred it to the eraser for carving.

A rectangular piece of white paper in landscape format is imprinted in black with and angled view of an old-style home computer joystick. The cord from the joystick coils irregularly away from the joystick, then turns into a rectangular border around the print. The carved eraser that made the print it face-up on the upper right corner of the print. Both are sitting on a surface of bright red paper.
Retro Joystick Hand-Carved Eraser Stamp
A photo of an old-style home computer joystick. The main body is translucent red with black buttons and a black ball at the top of a metal stick.
Retro Joystick

There is a 14-second retro joystick eraser stamp impression making video on YouTube.

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