Date sent: Sun, 4 Apr 1999 21:46:27 -0700
Send reply to: classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu
From: "Jason Willgruber" <roblwill_at_usaor.net>
To: "Discussion re-collecting of classic computers" <classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Subject: Probably OT: Copy-Rite duplicating machine
Originally to: <classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
> Hi!
>
> I know this is probably off-topic, but I figured that someone here may be
> able to give me a bit of info on this thing.
>
> Today my church gave me this old copy machine (Is mimeograph the proper
> word for it?). I've figured out how to load the paper and turn it on, but
> that seems to be all. I put the paper in the one side, drop the loading
> rollers, push down a lever on the other side, some sort of liquid squirts
> out of a reservoir onto a roller, the paper gets pulled through, and comes
> out the other side (the side with the lever) into another tray, and is
> damp (from whatever squirted on to the roller). On the side where the
> paper comes out, there's a large aluminum roller with a slot in it.
>
> I've seen things like these used in movies (I think), and on that roller
> is what looks like a piece of carbon paper. If so, how does it work?
>
> Now the questions:
>
> - What is the liquid in the reservoir? It looks and smells like alcohol
> (sort of - it's been sitting in there for about 20 years)
>
> - What type of ink (if any) would it use, and where would I find this ink?
>
> - Where does the thing (document - whatever) go that I would want to copy?
>
> I think that's all the questions that I have for now. Please reply to me
> privately (don't want to take up the list's bandwidth). I'd like to get
> this thing working, since it's in pretty good shape, appears to function,
> and still has the original dust cover :)
Sounds like Ditto machine?
And you need a master copy loaded in that cylinder. Now you
know why that slot is for! Rotate to access that slot, load the
master copy in and rotate correct way around it spins the drum to
load it and go it goes!
Seen them in operation for years in elementery and HS and I think
some still in use.
Dunno on that chemcials, it's very smelly on freshly copies "high
from paper". :-)
Wizard
>
> ThAnX,
> --
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>
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