mimeographing
Old-school mass copying
Mimeographing is duplicating documents using a mimeograph—a printing device that forces ink through a stencil onto paper.
The technology dominated office reproduction from the early twentieth century until photocopiers replaced it: She spent the morning mimeographing flyers for the school play.
The characteristic purple ink and slightly fuzzy text evoke mid-century classrooms and offices.
Cutout pattern for painting
- inkWriting fluid
- drumStruck percussion cylinder
- rollerRotating cylindrical tool
- masterAuthority or controller
duplicator · copying · reproduction · cranking · feeding · collating · printing · hand-operated
Vintage stencil duplicator
- analogComparable equivalent
- newsletterPeriodic organizational publication
- flyerPrinted advertisement sheet
- bulletinBrief public announcement
Identical reproduction made
- reproduceCopy or breed
- replicateCopy exactly
- duplicateExact replica of original
- facsimileExact reproduction of original
replica · carbon · reproduction · mass-production · run · edition · circulation · distribution
stencil
Cutout pattern for painting
master · duplicator · copying · reproduction · cranking · feeding · collating · printing · hand-operated · rotary
mimeo
Vintage stencil duplicator
- analogComparable equivalent
- newsletterPeriodic organizational publication
- flyerPrinted advertisement sheet
copy
Identical reproduction made
facsimile · replica · carbon · reproduction · mass-production · run · edition · circulation · distribution · dissemination
mimeographinghandwriting
Manual letter formation
typing · digital printing · laser printing · photocopying · offset printing