[78-L] Pressing Plant on TV "Modern Marvels Retro-tech"

[Michael Biel]

>>  Trivia: Who invented the mimeograph?  Don


On 8/14/2010 10:56 PM, David Lennick wrote:
> Don Ameche. Or his brother Jim.  dl

Of course it was Edison.


From: dlennick at sympatico.ca
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>>> We actually had a mimeograph machine at the Oshawa station in the early 70s. They were too cheap to buy a photocopier. Yup, I had to type the new playlist on stencils every week. Those had a distinctive smell as well..and by the way, typing on stencils and ditto pages was why there was a blank position between the red and black ribbon settings on your old typewriter.
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>>> dl
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You needed to cut thru the wax coating on mimeograph stencils, so not 
having the ribbon made it possible for the metal key to cut, but you did 
not want to cut the paper ditto stencil sheet so we used the ribbon in 
the regular position so we could see the letters easier.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com

>>>> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:24:59 -0400
>>>> From: mbiel at mbiel.com
>>>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com; ARSCLIST at LISTSERV.LOC.GOV
>>>> CC: l.biel at verizon.net
>>>> Subject: [78-L] Pressing Plant on TV "Modern Marvels Retro-tech"
>>>>
>>>> Leah just spotted a program on History International channel which
>>>> will be repeated at 2 AM. It has a scene in a vinyl pressing plant, and
>>>> now is discussing the typewriter and the mimeograph machine--with some
>>>> jackass talking about blue fingers and the sweet smell. That's the
>>>> DITTO machine you stupid excuse for a jerk. WHY do I ever think these
>>>> programs are worthwhile. WHY?
>>>>
>>>> Mike Biel mbiel at mbiel.com
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