The ORIGINAL Hectograph printer
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- čas přidán 28. 07. 2024
- THE HECTOGRAPH GELATIN PRINTER WAS INVENTED IN THE 1800'S AND WORKS THE SAME TODAY AS THEN. THIS VIDEO WILL SHOW HOW TO MAKE THE HECTOGRAPH AND MAKE A CARBON MASTER OF THE ITEM YOU WANT PRINTED. iT PRINTS IN COLOR. RED, GREEN AND PURPLE. THEY STOPPED MAKING BLACK AND BLUE WHEN THIS FORM OF DUPLICATION WENT OUT OF FAVOR. yOU MAKE COPIES IN SECONDS AND FOR PENNIES. WITH NO SUPPLIES OTHER THAN PAPER AND A CARBON OR A HECTOGRAPH PENCIL OR TYPEWRITER RIBBON OR HECTO INK FOR DRAWING. THERE ARE FORMULAS FOR THE MANY SHADES OF INK. YOU CAN EASILY GET 50 COPIES WITH A FRESH MASTER.
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Nice video. My mom during the early to mid 1960's used to do some volunteer work (I think for the town) and she would type a bunch of letters out and would use her Hectograph printer to make copies. A blast from the past. Thank you.
The hectograph was wicked smaaaaht.
Fascinating process. We had one teacher who was still using one of these even though everyone else was using a photocopier. Seeing how much work this is compared to a Xerox machine, I have absolutely no idea why he kept doing that.
Probably cause he liked it
My year 4 teacher used this process for title pages in our exercise books
We had these in my grade school! Thanks for the memories.
Wow! This is very fascinating process. I only remember that my grandma had a copy paper like was shown in the beginning, but not this stuff. Thank you for showing.
I just found out about hectographs today, &, thanks to your video, I now know what the author was describing.
In researching this today, I found out that hectographing is making a comeback among some artists.
His for your comment. I sel Hectographs and Hecto Gelatin from vintage formulas. Usualy a bag of Jelly cost 12.00. Just buy a cookies sheet in the dollarstore 13 x9 and melt the bag in hotish water or microwave. When liquid cut the end of the bag and gently pour it in thetray.. Keep bubbles and foam from forming.. When all poured. drag a piece of paper across thetop and scoop out any foam. Let harderden then use. over and ove. I've had one since I was 6 I am now 65. Make multicolor cards. I use oopy pencils from the 30 and 40's to get colors. I Sell some pencils NEW I order1 pencil from Portugal; 7.00 plus shipping.Trird world countries still use the Hecto as the have no electricity. May 10 or 100 copies. Then clean and apply master again and makr another 100Sam Keller Backstagehair@comcast.net
Stephen King?
I came here after reading King's On writing, was eager to know how hectograph worked. Indeed fascinating.
@@SamKeller1954 How to buy it please.
This is magic!
PoW’s in WW2 Stalags made these to forge official documents to aid in escapes.
That's awesome!
Thanks for your comment. I have owned a hectograph printer since I was about 6 years old. A real fun duplicator. Very inexpensive to make and to operate. No mess, Quick copies. Makes greeting cards on cardstock in multi-colors at one time. I have information available if you would like to make your own hectograph with instructions and pictures. Cheap to make. Lasts a long time and is renewable. I an selling NEW UNUSED HECTOGRAPHS ON EBAYS THAT ARE PORTABLE AND SELFCONTAINED. AS WELL AS A BASIC HECTOGRAPH. Both come with carbon sheets in purple and colors so you can make a greeting card. along with formulas I will give to the company that makes the ink in colors already made. See me in CZcams i have my own channel
Sam Keller Backstagehair@comcast.net Write me directly with any questions please.
Wow - I remember these from school :-) :-)
Thank you, very nice. How i understand, how my teachers in the 80ties in Germany made this. They used to torture me with these alcohol-smelling violet test-papers...
The Hectograph really has no smell. What use to smell were spirit duplicator copies which used methyl alcohol (methanol) as a copy fluid. It's really just 200 proof alcohol that they add a little poison to so they won't have to pay an alcohol beverage tax. We all smelled the damp copies the teacher just ran off on the spirit duplicator which was invented in 1923 by Wilhelm Ritzerfeld. People today still long for that smell. I rebuilt and sold an early 30's duplicator. One on the first duplicators that flipped the copy over so the printed side was up. I just was given the same machine used by a church and the mans Dad rebuilt it 20 years ago and it runs like a top. Really overbuilt! I have a demo of it on here. Thanks, Sam
I remember my grandmother talking about using one of these in the early 1900's when she taught 8 grades in a 1-room school house.
That's just what the teachers did back then.What a fond memory to have. They make hectograph pencils you can just write on paper with and make several (20 or so) copies. no carbon paper needed. Good for writing restaurant specials on a card and make 10 or more copies. OR note for a club. or just a few quick copies.
Read the messages below. I now sell for $10.00 a kit with the gelatin all made and carbons included, full instructions You need letter size tray and paper to print on.Shipping weighs about 2 pounds.
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Is this stuff available for sale? Or can you provide the recipe you mentioned.
btw: It's not carbon, but for example KMNO4 in wax, which is far more intense than carbon.
But the common language for this is carbon paper.
Hi, neat , I have a can of hectograph powder from the 40s? Unopened. Does it have any value in the hectograph world ? Thanks George
When I was at school over 50 years ago I got a book from the library that had lots of science experiments and it told you how to make one of these using gelatine and a special ink. (I never heard of the word hectograph until today.) Anyway, I got the ink and gelatine but it didn't work, to my great disappointment. That was the thing with those books, the experiments sounded real cool, but getting them to work was another thing. I think they gave me a bum steer with the ink. Or maybe I didn't leave the paper on long enough, but as far as I remember there was no mention of how long to leave the paper on, or about wiping the gelatine first with damp tissue.
I sell the for $10.00 the gelatin all made in a heat proof plastic. Just heat,in boiling water or a microwave until the gelatin is melted and pour in a letter size tray (even a disposable tray) and set on a level counter and let it harden a few hours or better over night. The kit comes with the carbon paper and full instructions and where to buy supplies and a pre-made master for you to see and use. All you need is plain printer paper or card stock to print on and the tray. (I pay $1.00 at the dollar store for a cookie sheet). Write me at - Backstagehair@comcast.net
The shipping cost is is inexpensive :for 2 pounds
@@SamKeller1954 buy please
Are the “masters” printed on the machine (such as the colouring page) the same as thermal “fax paper” (which as the name implies was used in fax machines).
NO they are not printed on fax paper. But on some thermal telephone fax machines you can print thermal master units in several colors or buy for around $100. a thermal TATTOO printer. I use the tattoo printer and also a dot matrix printer for the regular writing long run masters. I sell Hectograph kits for $10.00 including the gelatin all made. Just melt in pan of hot water or use a microwave. Includes the carbon paper(master units) full instructions and where you can purchase extra supplies.and a sample master all printed for you to see how its made and to print right way. All you need is a letter size pan (disposable aluminum) or a small cookie tray with sides at the dollar store for $1.00. And paper to print on either printer paper or card stock for greeting cards.Write me at Backstagehair@comcast.net
Postage for shipping 2 pounds is inexpensive.
REMEMBER: THE HECTOGRAPH MASTER IS READABLE BUT WRITTEN WITH HECTO INK. SPIRIT DUPLICATOR MASTER WRITTEN REGULAR BUT THE "CARBON" PAPER IS FACE UP TO PRINT ON THE BACK OF THE SHEET YOUR WRITING ON AND WHEN TURNED OVER IS NOT READABLE. YOU CAN PHOTOCOPY A HECTOGRAPH SCHOOLBOOK BECAUSE IT IS A REGULAR PRINTED PAGE WITH WRITING AND PICTURES. A SPIRIT MASTER SCHOOLBOOK IS NOT ABLE TO BE COPIED ON THE PRINTING SIDE ..
8 minutes of paper shuffling LOL
2:15 You got it wrong. Printing (with the typewriter etc) has to be done on the white side of the master, so that the ink is taken up mirrored.
Since it's mirrored again during printing process in the machine.
I'm sorry but you have it wrong. The finished master to be used on the hectograph should be right side up and completely readable. Not the same as with spirit duplicating. That is a direct process.
They also sold typewriter ribbons made with hectograph ink so you could just type your letter that you wanted to make copies from. NOT REVERSED. (spirit duplicatiion is REVERSED) I'm positive I made that mistake ONCE. I have had a Hectograph since I was 6 years old. and I have one today. Qick and easy. No mess. Cheaper that inkjet.
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hola hola donde puedo conseguir uno de estos, tu vendes ???
Could you please translate what youwrote? thanks Sam( Backstagehair@comcast.net)
Hi,
How do you print with other colors?
Use different color masters and drawing what you want.. Carbon on top so when your done the master is right faced up and readable. The same with the hecto pencil. you just write and then lay it on the gel and then remove and put a clean piece of paper on top and peel off. You will have a perfect copy. I know from which I speak. For sure.
Sam Keller very kind, thank you!
May I ask why no blue and black?
They still make blue but blue fades after several copies and gets light blue. Black doesn't stay dark it turns light gray.green turns mint green. red turns pink. purple is the only long lasting color, thats why it's the standard shade.
@@SamKeller1954 ahh thanks so much for the explanation!
Wait, how does it have colour?!
You cn use color master carbons. Thet used to make the masters in many colors . now only purple, red, green blue. You can also use Hectograph pencils. I have over 200 pencils in different colors. All the colors in a crayon box. I purchased them over the years. Many arecollectible. Some pencils will make 26- 50 copies. Great for things lie SPECIALS in a restaurant. Just write on one card and make 25 copies of it. quick and easy. No mess.I sell the color pencils as well as the Hectograph carbon. and a couple of color carbons. The pencils ae great for making greeting cards.
Where can i get one!?
I sell the gel and carbon paper and color pencils. Backstagehair@comcast.net
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What is the purpose other than its uniqueness? Why use this instead of a copier?
The Hectograph was the only printing deviceIt is safe andnon toxic(usually)used everywhere from the 1800s tothe early 60s. There were no copiers like today.. It is very inexpensive to make a copy and you can make it in 5 colors all at one time. The toner in a laser or powder copier is toxic and a carcinogen. And if you want to save money you refill the toner. very messy. Originally the hectograph was used to copy checks. You would write the check wsith a hectograph pencil and make a copy of it right then and there.>It cost pennies as opposed to 7 cents a copy.My Canon laser copier was cheap $300. but I didn't know it would cost $500 to replace the color toners cartridges.With Canon cartridges. I cant afford that so I use a generic and save some money there.
Youi can make newsletters, gretting cards, menu specials quicly and easily with pencils for ther hectograsph. i have the m in many colors morethan 5.It great for kids.and they make a version of it called a JELLYPAD. wherethey use paint, ink ,anddifferent items on the pad the put paper on the gel and make a uique paepr. pardon my typing the keyboard isn't working just right.
@@SamKeller1954 that is fascinating! How clever of someone to invent such a thing! Thank you for this wonderful information I really appreciate it.