[James Matthew Najera]

Mimeograph Machine​

Ahhh, can you smell it? That unmistakable inky, slightly sweet scent of fresh copies hot off the mimeograph machine—like a pop quiz with a built-in perfume! Whether you were handed one of these purple-inked copies in homeroom or during Sunday school, there was something magical about watching that crank spin and the pages pile up. What did you use to call this beauty—ditto machine? Spirit duplicator? The original copy-paste? Let’s hear them below! What’s something you’ve found that instantly transported you to the past? Spill the details here!

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[Hello Kitty]

Mimeograph machine.

 

[senior71]

mimeograph machine

 

[Lesley52]

At our school, we called it a "DITTO" machine!

 

[zoer]

Mimeograph

 

[goodbs01]

We called it a mimeograph machine

 

[ramm3410ctl]

Mimeograph machine. I learned how to use it in high school by taking a class on how to use office equipment. Four years later I married a man who worked for the company that manufactured those machines.