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Mimeograph （by Marchan)
(kousei, 2005/7/20 15:24)
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Posted on 2005/7/20 15:24
kousei
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Good morning,
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?
When I attended the alumni meeting of our junior high school, one of old boys said, "There is special feeling I have about mimeographs".
Please tell us everything you experienced and went through with the mimeographs.
Marchan
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If the temporary tent for construction site was taken down and a new building appears, we dont really remember what was there before.
It seems like the mimeograph is now regarded as relics after its golden age. But we used mimeographs for almost every printing before word processors and copy machines appeared. Mimeographs were actually playing a major role in printing just until quite recently.
Since I thought that the spread of word processors was after the 80's, the generation of the late 30s must have used the mimeographs during their elementary school days. My son and daughter are both the 60s generation, and were also making hand written literatures during school days.
We also took turns and wrote a memo from PTA that needed to be circulated, and printed invitation notices in postcards announcing a class reunion, etc. by using mimeographs. Someone was good at hand writing and someone was not, but anyone could do the job since we didnt need a particular know-how or a manual that are necessary for using word processors.
When we got the printing materials out through mimeographs, we really felt just excited for a moment.
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kousei4
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karei-san
Quote:However, for those people who were born clumsy, like me, it was a lot of work.
When you use the mimeograph, and put too much pressure at the printing process, I punched a hole in the original stencil, or not being able to put a right amount of ink, sometimes too much, which made the printing blurred and my hands all inked.
It certainly was a lot of work!
Marchan
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Someone was good at hand writing and someone was not, but anyone could do the job since we didnt need a particular know-how or a manual that are necessary for using word processors.
When you use the mimeograph, and put too much pressure at the printing process, I punched a hole in the original stencil, or not being able to put a right amount of ink, sometimes too much, which made the printing blurred and my hands all inked.
It certainly was a lot of work!
Marchan
kousei4
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Dear Marchan
Quote:Yeah, I understand that.
Using IT apparatus today requires brains, but using the old machine required manual dexterity.
I was probably the manual dexterity person, so you could call me a original (stencil?) person or a primitive person. (^^;
Karei
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However, for those people who were born clumsy, like me, it was a lot of work. When you use the mimeograph, and put too much pressure at the printing process, I punched a hole in the original stencil, or not being able to put a right amount of ink, sometimes too much, which made the printing blurred and my hands all inked. It certainly was a lot of work!
Using IT apparatus today requires brains, but using the old machine required manual dexterity.
I was probably the manual dexterity person, so you could call me a original (stencil?) person or a primitive person. (^^;
Karei
kousei4
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Karei san
Quote:Yes, you can say that again.
My friend complained that the latest style sewing machine which is equipped with computer control can sew automatic zigzag and hemstitch, which is pretty convenient, but awfully difficult to set it up for a clumsy person.
Marchan
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Yeah, I understand that.
Using IT apparatus today requires brains, but using the old machine required manual dexterity.
My friend complained that the latest style sewing machine which is equipped with computer control can sew automatic zigzag and hemstitch, which is pretty convenient, but awfully difficult to set it up for a clumsy person.
Marchan
kousei4
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Karei san good evening.
Quote:Yes! And one of the remaining relics was in my desk!
It was a stylus!, a real stylus! And to my surprise, this stylus can write both thin and bold characters but the rubber grip part was worn out probably because it got a cold or something happened after these long years in my desk. I gave my mimeograph to someone, but kept the stylus unused. The box is as brand new.
I remember there was a slight skill using the stylus to write for mimeograph, but I couldnt pick up the skill even after long practices.
Other things I remember are: I stood by side of my teacher and helped turning over sheets of paper.
Another was happened when I was sent to Sapporo in the spring of Showa era 29 as my first assignment. At that time, I wrapped some lilies of the valley with a waxed stencil paper and sent it to my parents in Kyushu, to show the flowers which they had never seen at their hometown.
Not really exciting memories, though..
Maya
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It seems like the mimeograph is now regarded as relics after its golden age. But we used mimeographs for almost every printing before word processors and copy machines appeared. Mimeographs were actually playing a major role in printing just until quite recently.
It was a stylus!, a real stylus! And to my surprise, this stylus can write both thin and bold characters but the rubber grip part was worn out probably because it got a cold or something happened after these long years in my desk. I gave my mimeograph to someone, but kept the stylus unused. The box is as brand new.
I remember there was a slight skill using the stylus to write for mimeograph, but I couldnt pick up the skill even after long practices.
Other things I remember are: I stood by side of my teacher and helped turning over sheets of paper.
Another was happened when I was sent to Sapporo in the spring of Showa era 29 as my first assignment. At that time, I wrapped some lilies of the valley with a waxed stencil paper and sent it to my parents in Kyushu, to show the flowers which they had never seen at their hometown.
Not really exciting memories, though..
Maya
kousei4
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Maya san
Quote:A stylus that can write both "thin and bold characters "? How is it made?
Please let me know.
Marchan
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A real stylus! And to my surprise, this stylus can write both thin and bold characters
Please let me know.
Marchan
kousei4
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Good morning! Marchan,
Quote:A stylus that can write both "thin and bold characters"? How is it made?
Please let me know.
I am sorry that my explanation was insufficient. It has a stylus on both sides of a holder and by selecting one, you can use either end.
Its something similar to the way a red and blue color pencil is made; one color on one end and the other on the other end. One stylus to write "thin characters" and another to write "bold characters" are at the both end of one holder. Im not explaining right, am I?
(Shall I send a photograph of it, although the rubber portion of a grip is somewhat weird?).
Maya
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A stylus that can write both "thin and bold characters"? How is it made? Please let me know.
Please let me know.
I am sorry that my explanation was insufficient. It has a stylus on both sides of a holder and by selecting one, you can use either end.
Its something similar to the way a red and blue color pencil is made; one color on one end and the other on the other end. One stylus to write "thin characters" and another to write "bold characters" are at the both end of one holder. Im not explaining right, am I?
(Shall I send a photograph of it, although the rubber portion of a grip is somewhat weird?).
Maya
kousei4
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Maya san
Quote:Oh, I understand. Sorry for taking up too much of your time and effort.
Quote:Thank you very much.
Perhaps on the next occasion, please send the picture by e-mail
Marchan
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Its something similar to the way a red and blue color pencil is made; one color on one end and the other on the other end.
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Shall I send a photograph of it?
Perhaps on the next occasion, please send the picture by e-mail
Marchan
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Posted on 2005/7/20 23:48
kousei4
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Maya san
Quote:I did not know there was such kind of stylus.
Because I thought that it was not so popular, I didnt put it out in a photograph, but I also had five set of stylus. The box was made by the Horii Teppitsu.
There were five stylus in the box, and two of them were ordinary type with different thickness, and a nib of round point, and two were with nibs of large and small spatula.
I got them in order to do the net cliff of a large range and to color a print of a picture, but I have not used them because it was complicated.
In the picture, the one on the extreme end of solid one without the ruled line of stencil paper is the stencil paper for drawing a picture.
Quote:Yes, that was right! We used to help teachers after school during elementary school days. We used to wrap sandwiches in wax paper, and come to think of it, stencil paper was a wax paper, too (^-^)/
Karei
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A real stylus! And to my surprise, this stylus can write both thin and bold characters but the rubber grip part was worn out probably because it got a cold or something happened after these long years in my desk. I gave my mimeograph to someone, but kept the stylus unused. The box is as brand new.
Because I thought that it was not so popular, I didnt put it out in a photograph, but I also had five set of stylus. The box was made by the Horii Teppitsu.
There were five stylus in the box, and two of them were ordinary type with different thickness, and a nib of round point, and two were with nibs of large and small spatula.
I got them in order to do the net cliff of a large range and to color a print of a picture, but I have not used them because it was complicated.
In the picture, the one on the extreme end of solid one without the ruled line of stencil paper is the stencil paper for drawing a picture.
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Other things I remember are: I stood by side of my teacher and helped turning over sheets of paper. Another was happened when I was sent to Sapporo in the spring of Showa era 29 as my first assignment. At that time, I wrapped some lilies of the valley with a waxed stencil paper and sent it to my parents in Kyushu, to show the flowers which they had never seen at their hometown.
Karei
