Addressograph ad 1937

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3 total messages Started by hanc... Fri, 20 Apr 2018 18:11

#621908

Author: hanc...
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2018 18:11

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At one time there was the Addressograph company.  I thought
their specialty was making the machines that imprinted charge
plates and imprinted them.

I don't know what their "multilith" low-cost printing system.
Could it have been spirit duplicating?  I doubt it was "offset".

But it appears they made other stuff, too.

https://books.google.com/books?id=10QEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA133&dq=life%20hand%20operated&pg=PA133#v=onepage&q&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=oT8EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA61&dq=life%20addressograph&pg=PA61#v=onepage&q&f=false

Re: Addressograph ad 1937

#621909

Author: Quadibloc
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2018 18:27

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On Friday, April 20, 2018 at 12:11:03 PM UTC-6, han...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:

> I don't know what their "multilith" low-cost printing system.
> Could it have been spirit duplicating?  I doubt it was "offset".

Probably it was the mimeograph - wax stencils with the wax upon cloth through 
which ink could pass where the wax was removed.

However, I know some mimeograph companies also made offset lithography equipment 
as well, at, of course, higher prices.

John Savard

Re: Addressograph ad 1937

#621910

Author: Dave Garland
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2018 04:17

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On 4/20/2018 1:11 PM, hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
> At one time there was the Addressograph company.  I thought
> their specialty was making the machines that imprinted charge
> plates and imprinted them.
> 
> I don't know what their "multilith" low-cost printing system.
> Could it have been spirit duplicating?  I doubt it was "offset".

It was indeed a cheap form of lithography (i.e. "offset") sold as a 
duplicator. I'm sure it cost a lot more than a spirit duplicator or 
mimeo, it's a lot bigger and more complex a machine.

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