Edison Rotary Mimeograph No. 75
With our move only a couple weeks away, the last thing I should be doing is acquiring more printing equipment. However, this fun little Edison Rotary Mimeograph from 1904 was too good to pass up (loads of info on the Edison Mimeograph and other historical copying machines available here). In fact, I got it by trading a box of 1950′s Popular Mechanics to another dealer down at the Antique Market. Ahhh, the good old barter system at its finest.
While it needs a little cleaning up, it is fully functional and will be put to the test in my new print shop at the new house. What’s even better, while looking up the history of my newly acquired prize I found this company, Repeat-O-Type, in the U.S. that still sells the stencils and inks for mimeographs. And here I was expecting to have to scrounge around for some supplies!
I just picked one of these up at an auction. I though it was a great piece of early american ingenuity at it,s best & the plus of course is it a Thonas Edison piece as well.
I just picked one up at a Flea Market. Does anyone know what they are worth???
From What I’ve seen, they usually sell for around $50-100 depending on the condition.
There is one on ebay. He is asking $175.00. If he even gets that???? Yhanks for the info.
Paulette