I heard from somewhere that the generation of 60's and 70's are the generation of mimeographs, and that the 50's and youngers are the generation of personal computer. I guess the members of the mellow club, are living over the two generations, arent we?

I was worried when I was creating a draft proposal, and I was worried when I was struggling with the mimeograph, and because I couldnt think of anything else but ink at the end, I was having a nightmare.

Using mimeograph as a tool, we did in fact received a salary which I like to that that old machine. I remember, though, that I had to rewrite the correction, under the direction of my boss, over the original writings by stylus a number of times which tore the waxed stencil paper. The tore portion had spread out and the outcome was the printing in all black.

And because we had printed a large stack of printings to be distributed the next morning, we had to work over night on it. Such was the case with stencil paper is so was the Japanese rough writing paper. The hectic and even dreadful workload we had go through can perhaps only be understood by those who actually experienced the process. I even had nightmares.

Also, I think we also used the scraped candle and brought a light nearby and melted it to cover the mistakes.

By the way, how did we correct the mistakes when we were writing using a mimeograph?

In fact, I also wanted to do it and bought a mimeograph.

The Japanese made mimeograph was invented by Niijiro Horii and his son. But it is said that Horii and his son developed a mimeograph based on Edisons model which was exhibited in the 1893 Expo. The domestic first production　came out the next year.

The major difference between the Japanese one and the American one is in the stencil paper. Japanese stencil paper was a waxed Japanese paper. It seems that a strong stencil paper was required to write a Chinese character.

I heard that the mimeograph is quite popular in Southeast Asian countries even today. I also read an article which said that the fluorescent light is　used instead of the rubber roller. A burned out fluorescent light is used　for other purpose!

I have various memories on mimeographs. Although I can't really put them all altogether in writing, I remember seeing one of those colored ones that was on the bbs of "the member lounge."

Mimeographs are perfectly made in Japan, arent they.
And since this was invented in Meiji 27th (1894), it surely was a "great invention."　　It seems that the uniqueness and originality of the Japanese craftsmanships root is sometime in this era and these tools around us.

If the memories of the things we used in our daily life could somehow be applied or used in our future generations or in the developing countries, I thinks that we have accomplished something that proves our life.

I have various memories on mimeographs.

http://www.showa-corp.jp/toshakan/essay/koubai/sukeda1.html
shows an incredible piece.

A tradition hall of mimeograph is located in Gamo-cho, Shiga Prefecture, which is a home town of the inventor of a mimeograph.
http://www.town.gamo.shiga.jp/index2.htm

There are various other colors and I wondered what it would be like if those colors were used. I can't come up with any bright wisdom, but perhaps what we could do is to pass on the memories we have created in our daily life
style.

Ah, then Karei-san's set must have been a real fine set. Probably, the ones I had was merely impromptu ones.

By the way, I found a notice today which said that a church is throwing away a mimeograph. Although it didnt mention that it was in no use of anything like that, but maybe mimeographs are probably disposed of everywhere.

A ha, the ones used to wrap sandwiches were white and it was used by Americans soon after the war (the ones similar to Saran Wrap we use today). I remember Americans pulling out a curled paper from a rolled paper in a box which made sandwiches look so delicious!