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I understand the question is asking about whether the workplace uses テプラ or
ネームランド cameras, but what exactly does the 「でしたか」 mean in this circumstance?
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What is the meaning of 「でしたか」 in the sentence「あなたの職場はテプラでしたかネームランドでしたか？」?
I looked up Tepra (テプラ) on google images and its a handheld machine makes
something like nameplates on the go. Please correct if I am wrong!

Anyway, this usage of でしたか is as straight-forward as it gets: past tense of です
+ question particle か. Listing consecutive items using か gives a " [this] or
[that]" list, like in your example.

> あなたの職場はテプラでしたかネームランドでしたか

More context is definitely needed for this to fully make sense, so I had to
infer as to not make a nonsensical statement.

> (Did your workplace use) Tepra or Nameland (nameplate machines)?
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