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Description: .1 MIMEOGRAPH MACHINE. OAK, STEEL. SERIAL #562. MACHINE MOUNTED ON OAK BASE WITH 4 SMALL LEGS. A SMALL MOVEABLE TABLE WITH 3 GROOVES IS ATTACHED TO HAND-OPERATED MACHINE. ENGRAVED LABEL ON SIDE "EDISON'S ROTARY MIMEOGRAPH NO 73 MADE UNDER UNITED STATES, EUROPEAN AND CANADIAN PATENTS GRANTED AND PENDING BY A.B. DICK COMPANY CHICAGO, U.S.A. U.S. PATENTS JUNE 22, 1897, JUNE 30, 1903, DEC. 15, 1903, JAN. 19 1904, MAY 25, 1905, FEB. 2, 1904, JAN. 9, 1906. THIS MACHINE IS NOT LICENSED FOR USE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA". AN IDENTICAL LABEL IS ON THE MOVEABLE TABLE. A "PRICE LIST" GLUED ON BACK OF TABLE. TOP DENTED. .2 COVER. 34.3 CM HT. X 33 CM WTH. X 40.7 CM LTH. TIN. PAINTED BROWN. 2 CATCHES ON EITHER SIDE. BELOW HANDLE IS STENCILED LABEL "EDISON'S ROTARY MIMEOGRAPH NO 73 MADE UNDER UNITED STATES EUROPEAN AND CANADIAN PATENTS GRANTED AND PENDING BY A.B. DICK COMPANY CHICAGO, U.S.A. U.S. PATENTS. JUNE 22, 1897, JUNE 30, 1903, DEC. 15, 1903, JAN. 19, 1904 FEBY 2, 1904, JANY 9 1906, MAY 25, 1905. THIS MACHINE IS NOT LICENSED FOR USE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA". INSTRUCTION SHEET GLUED INSIDE COVER. MAIN HEADINGS ARE: "INKING MACHINE FOR USE" "ATTACHING STENCIL TO CYLINDER" "TO PRINT COPIES" "TO REGISTER PRINT IN DESIRED AREAS" "TO RENES CLOTH PAD ON CYLINDER" "TO CLEAN CYLINDER". REMAINING HEADINGS MISSING AS SHEET HAS BEEN TORN. INSTRUCTIONS TORN AND WORN OUT.

History: MACHINE ORIGINALLY USED IN CENTRAL SCHOOL. AFTER SCHOOL CLOSED, MACHINE USED, THEN STORED AT SCHOOL BOARD OFFICES.