mimeographed
Reproduced via stencil
Mimeographed means reproduced on a mimeograph, a printing device that forced ink through a stencil onto paper.
The technology was ubiquitous in schools and offices from the 1940s through the 1970s, producing distinctive purple or blue copies with a characteristic smell.
The teacher handed out mimeographed worksheets.
Now largely obsolete, replaced by photocopying.
Cutout pattern for painting
- masterAuthority or controller
- crankRotary operating handle
- hand-operatedRequiring direct human manipulation
- manualWritten instructions for use
wax paper · drum · roller · ink · paper feed · collate · run off · cutting
Vintage stencil duplicator
- ditto machineSpirit-based duplicating device
- spirit duplicatorSolvent-based document copier
- duplicatorReproduction apparatus
- carbon paperInk-coated duplicating sheet
paper tray · office equipment · school supplies · church basement
Hue between crimson and azure
- smudgeUnclear dirty mark
- smearedSpread carelessly across
- fadedLost original color
- blurryIndistinct, lacking definition
fuzzy · faint · waxy · solvent · uneven · bleeding · ghosted
Exact replica of original
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- copyIdentical reproduction made
- handoutFree distribution to recipients
- worksheetExercise page for students
newsletter · bulletin · flyer · pamphlet · circular · test paper · exam · church bulletin
Longing for the past
- retroEvoking recent past
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
- bygoneOf earlier times
twentieth-century · obsolete · analog · antique · classic · schoolhouse · ephemera · collectible
stencil
Cutout pattern for painting
- masterAuthority or controller
- crankRotary operating handle
- hand-operatedRequiring direct human manipulation
manual · wax paper · drum · roller · ink · paper feed · collate · run off · cutting · typing
mimeo
Vintage stencil duplicator
- ditto machineSpirit-based duplicating device
- spirit duplicatorSolvent-based document copier
- duplicatorReproduction apparatus
carbon paper · paper tray · office equipment · school supplies · church basement
purple
Hue between crimson and azure
blurry · fuzzy · faint · waxy · solvent · uneven · bleeding · ghosted
duplicate
Exact replica of original
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- copyIdentical reproduction made
- handoutFree distribution to recipients
worksheet · newsletter · bulletin · flyer · pamphlet · circular · test paper · exam · church bulletin · zine
nostalgic
Longing for the past
- retroEvoking recent past
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
bygone · twentieth-century · obsolete · analog · antique · classic · schoolhouse · ephemera · collectible
mimeographedhandwritten
Written by hand
digitized · computer-generated · photocopied · typeset · scanned
mimeographedoriginal
First or inventive
handwritten · unique · one-of-a-kind · autographed · master copy