Rank Xerox Standard 1385 copying machine, 1960
- Made:
- 1960
- maker:
- Chester Floyd Carlson
Rank Xerox Standard 1385 copying machine
This early Xerox Copier uses the attraction of opposite electric charges to reproduce words and images. Inside the copier, a metal plate coated with selenium facilitates this process. A pattern of positive charges on the plate, representing the areas to be copied, attracts negatively charged particles - the toner - which is then heat-sealed on to a piece of paper. This process was pioneered by Chester Carlson (1906-1968) in 1938, but the first commercial copiers were not produced until the 1950s.
Details
- Category:
- Printing & Writing
- Object Number:
- 1981-2179
- Measurements:
-
overall: 865 mm x 1440 mm x 1610 mm,
overall (cabinet): 685 mm x 590 mm x 655 mm,
overall (drawer cabinet): 685 mm x 670 mm x 660 mm,
overall (processor unit with fusers): 370 mm x 1605 mm x 690 mm,
overall (archive box): 375 mm x 640 mm x 945 mm,
overall (main frame): 125 mm x 490 mm x 1270 mm,
- type:
- duplicating machines, copying machines and xerography
- credit:
- Bignell, C.P.
