Lathem time clock parts

Picture this: You are barely able to read the time on the card.
it's 1PM on Wednesday, payroll from last week is due tomorrow.
Sure, you could copy and paste every card to AI and ask it to try to read the messy numbers (and hope it's correct). BTW, we mad these images using ChatGBT5.2
You may be wrong. No problem, you can get sued, you have insurance.
Or, starting next week, you can have this ancient machine printing as clearly as a new kittens meow for food.
Spend the money, get the part, spill some blood if necessarry. Replace the platen. You'll be proud that you did this, even when none of your friends will understand why.