22 Apr
2026
22 Apr
'26
10:29 a.m.
On Wed, 22 Apr 2026 at 10:08, James Knott via Talk <talk@lists.gtalug.org> wrote:
Gestetner used a stencil and ink.
Gestetner was a specific, high quality brand of a mimeograph. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimeograph
The purple stuff was also called spirit duplicator, IIRC.
The best-known manufacturer of spirit duplicators, especially in North America, was Ditto, thus also known as Ditto machines, which is what I remember them being called in my schools. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_duplicator -- Scott