Cyclostyle apparatus

Made:
1880

Cyclostyle apparatus (with steel stylus and file plate) manufactured in 1880

Details

Category:
Printing & Writing
Object Number:
1923-530
type:
duplicating apparatus
credit:
D Gestetner Limited

Parts

Gestetner's Cyclostyle Stencil Duplicator, 1880

Gestetner's Cyclostyle Stencil Duplicator, 1880

Gestetner Cyclostyle apparatus for stencil duplication, a wheel pen for writing on stencils producing multiple copies of a document, patented 1881.

Measurements:
overall: 130 mm x 330 mm x 280 mm,
Materials:
iron and wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
1923-530/1
type:
stencil duplicator
Stylus for use with Gestetner's Cyclostyle Stencil Duplicator, 1880

Stylus for use with Gestetner's Cyclostyle Stencil Duplicator, 1880

Cyclostyle steel stylus, manufactured in 1880, with card box containing second Gestetner's steel stylus. Used for duplicating documents with stencils. Patented 1881

Measurements:
overall: 20 mm x 195 mm x 35 mm,
Materials:
cardboard , paper (fibre product) , steel (metal) and wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
1923-530/2
type:
stencil duplicator and stylus
Wooden Slab from Cyclostyle Apparatus

Wooden Slab from Cyclostyle Apparatus

Wooden slab from cyclostyle apparatus manufactured in 1880.

Materials:
wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
1923-530/4
type:
slab
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