Cyclostyling Machine [Gestetner Rotary]

Object detail

Accession number

1978.211

Maker

Gestetner

Description

Gestetner Rotary cyclostyle machine for copying and duplicating. The machine sits on a flat metal base and consists of two main rollers and a leather distributing roller set in a wrought iron frame. The machine has a protruding paper bed with three paper guides. On the right side of the rollers, there are four cogs. There is a ruler with inch measurements. At the front of the printer, there is a horizontal arm with two arms which extend backwards towards the rollers. "Gestetner ROTARY CYCLOSTYLE" is printed across the arm. On the right side of the machine, there gold impression meter with "GESTETNER ROTARY / CYCLOSTYLE / TO PRINT / LOWER / TO PRINT / HIGHER" engraved into it. There is a black arrow to indicate the measurement.

Marks

Gestetner's ROTARY No6 CYCLOSTYLE D Gestetner's patents Impressed
Gestetner ROTARY CYCLOSTYLE Printed
GESTETNER ROTARY / CYCLOSTYLE / TO PRINT / LOWER / TO PRINT / HIGHER Engraved

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal
Processed Material/Leather
Organic/Vegetal/Resin

Credit Line

Gestetner. Cyclostyling Machine [Gestetner Rotary], 1978.211. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Duplicator Tools & Equipment for Communication Printing T&E Replication Equipment

Production place

England Great Britain British Isles Europe Great Britain United Kingdom

Collection type

Printing and bookbinding Communications Technology

Subject auto tags

Motor vehicle Engineering Machine Metal Gas Titanium Auto part Steel Tourist attraction Personal protective equipment

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