Who patented the mimeograph?

Correct answer: Thomas Edison

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What people think about it: 11 Comments
Granii Jan
Granii Jan
My first job was in the duplicating section of the Commonwealth Bank. Had to clean these every day.
Lucybird
Lucybird
We still mimeographed all our lesson plans and materials in school in the early 2000s. Our district in rural Colorado got our first photocopier around 2003.
Monkey D. Luffy
Monkey D. Luffy
he probably stole the idea from someone else, like everything else he ever patented
Player #3532789
Player #3532789
Player #817902, you could get a red thick correction inky stuff which filled in the error "cut" and when it dried you could do your corrections! I used one for typing legal documents when you sold a housing estate and each house needed a copy of a document! Fun!!!
Player #4209348Roths
Player #4209348Roths
Randall Stone, give the Wizard of Menlo Park credited for somethings
meka
meka
swear we were high as kites during primary school thanks to this process. The smell gave quite a kick!
RABBIT
RABBIT
I loved the smell of the ink!! Loved printing our daily paper in high school.
Calabtangan'  Boyoyong
Calabtangan' Boyoyong
common during my high school days in reproducing exams.
Player #31753367
Player #31753367
How well I remember Typing out those documents/ that blue carbon paper and being so worried as to errors...But would love to have one again now .
Player #25874027
Player #25874027
Player #1128200, But the idea which ends up going in to the Patent can be, and frequently has been
Player #1128200
Player #1128200
ItchyGuitarist5108, a registered patent can not be stolen