Copier Inventor Dies

[Robert Sveinson]

I can't throw a guess, but I suppose you've met Napoleon himself?

Napoleon the third!
Not the one who thought he could beat
the Russians!

[Robert Sveinson]

Wow, that is cool!

Tell us....... what was it like seeing the comet that killed the dinosaurs?

Just like my not believing that "copies" would be a big business
and that Xerox would lead the way...........
I didn't believe that the comet would hit us.

[msaeger]

What was the name of the documentary ?

[android790]

I recorded this on a VHS. I think it was done in the 80's. When I find the doc, I will post back what details I can find about it. Good thing I didn't record it on a bata mch

[Ducttape n Glue]

What I thought was funny was when he went to pitch the idea for funding, one guy told him,"why would we want a copier, we have carbon paper for copies" not forward thinking. It still makes me giggle

Then this should make you LOL............I quit a job right after I unloaded 60,000 sheets of Southworth Eagle Brand Carbon Paper, packed in boxes of 10 sheets each. I went up stairs to the boss and I said what are you crazy, copiers are the way to go today and he responded , quite calmly " I've seen machines come and go and who's to say the copier is going to stick around" literally, thats what he said. They lasted about another 5 years in business. Too bad to, they started in 1919 and were one of the very first Canon dealers in the US.

[kingpd@businessprints.net]

I wonder what the going "cost per copy" was back then...it's amazing how the technology isn't even that old really.

If you really want to get into some interesting inventions then broaden your outlook to the field of magnetology which definately would cover copiers.

[charm5496]

What two organizations are credited with introducing the first camera-based photocopying machines?

The Rectigraph Co. introduced camera-based photocopying machines in 1906 or 1907, and the Photostat Corp. (an affiliate of Eastman Kodak) did so at some point during 1907-11. Rectigraph and Photostat machines combined a large camera and a developing machine and used sensitized paper furnished in 350-foot rolls.



A 1914 Rectigraph ad stated that the U.S. government had been using Rectigraphs for four years and stated that the machines were being used by insurance companies and abstract and title companies. The Rectigraph Co. was acquired by the Haloid Co. in 1935. Haloid still sold Rectigraph machines in the early 1960s.



In 1911, a Photostat machine was $500. In 1924, Photostat machines were $650 to $1,050, depending on maximum print size and attachments.The cost of materials per print was $.06 for an 11.5" x 14" print. Similar Rectigraph machines were $500 to $850.

Source: Early Office Museum

[alpha-omega tech]

I go to a restaraunt the other day and I told this blonde hair lady I am here to work on the copier. She asked me what is a copier. I guess she has not heard of this amazing technology yet. Poor thing.

[charm5496]

what rock has she been living under?!?!?!

[mojorolla]

I worked for Xerox for 2 years, and Chester Carlton is the name they always mention.