Portable Mimeograph, ca. 1940s
Scope and Contents
This series consists of various artifacts such as a 1940s A. B. Dick Company mimeoscope; a Poloroid 360 Land Camera; a Poloroid printer copier; general electric flash cubes; an A.C.E.S. promotional handsoap bottle; an A.C.E.S. pillow case; a microphone; a tote bag; and a Print Media book.
Dates
- ca. 1940s
Conditions Governing Access
This accession is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
This portable mimeograph was produced by the A. B. Dick Company in Chicago, Illinois. The company was established in 1884 under Albert Blake Dick. Howver, the invention of this device is credited to Thomas Edison. The mimeograph was invented as a way to make copies of documents in bulk. A light source would be used under the glass portion to illumate the document, that was attached via clasp, so the user could duplicate whatever was printed. This process of
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Extent
From the Accession: 9.05 Cubic Feet (Eight Record Center boxes, one document box, one half-sized document box, and two card file boxes.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Accession: Alabama Cooperative Extension Service (Organization)
- From the Accession: Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732
archives@auburn.edu
