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

[David Palmquist]

Wikipedia says Edison invented the mimeograph.  Into everything, wasn't he?

Back in 1969/70 I worked as a shipper in a textile factory.  We made 
little handwritten stencils - probably 4 x 6 inches?   These clipped 
onto the curved face of a hand-held stamper.  We could address 
hundreds of bags of pillows with just the one stencil.  Very handy, 
and very inexpensive.

David (in Delta)






At 19:46 2010-08-14, you wrote:

>Trivia: Who invented the mimeograph?
>Don
>
> > From: dlennick at sympatico.ca
> > To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> > Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:30:47 -0400
> > Subject: Re: [78-L] Pressing Plant on TV "Modern Marvels Retro-tech"
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > dl
> >
> >
> > > 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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