Edison's Rotary Mimeograph No. 76, 1909-1913
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Thomas Edison received a patent in 1876 for "Autographic Printing," covering the electric pen and flatbed press; a patent for "Autographic Stencils" followed in 1880. The mimeograph was invented by Albert Blake Dick in 1887, who licensed and refined Edison's patents. This low-cost, stencil-based printing technology was popular until displaced by photocopying machines and offset printing in the 1960s.
Thomas Edison received a patent in 1876 for "Autographic Printing," covering the electric pen and flatbed press; a patent for "Autographic Stencils" followed in 1880. The mimeograph was invented by Albert Blake Dick in 1887, who licensed and refined Edison's patents. This low-cost, stencil-based printing technology was popular until displaced by photocopying machines and offset printing in the 1960s.
Artifact
Mimeograph
Date Made
1909-1913
Creators
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931
Place of Creation
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Creator Notes
Manufactured by A. B. Dick Company, from the invention and subsequent patents of Thomas A. Edison.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2014.0.17.12
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Rubber (Material)
Steel (Alloy)
Wood (Plant material)
Dimensions
Height: 17 in
Width: 13.5 in
Length: 15.75 in
Inscriptions
cover: Edison's Rotary Mimeograph No. 76 Made by A.B. Dick Company, Chicago, U.S.A. U.S Patents June 22, 1897 . . . Jany. 9, 1906 Machine, feed tray, front: Notice to Users . . . Guarantee . . . feed tray, underside: Important Suggestions to Operators Mimeograph No. 76
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