Edison Mimeograph Typewriter No.1, 1895-1897
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Artifact Overview
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 Details
Artifact
Mimeograph
Date Made
1895-1897
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
28.801.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Aluminum Alloy
Copper alloy
Iron alloy
Rubber (Material)
Dimensions
Height: 9 in
Width: 9 in
Length: 14 in
Inscriptions
front:
Edison Mimeograph Typewriter No. 1
A.B. Dick Company Chicago, U.S.A.
Patents Applied for in U.S. and Foreign Countries
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