spirit duplicator

English

Noun

spirit duplicator (plural spirit duplicators)

(historical, printing) An early document copier using alcohol-based solvents.
Synonym: (US) ditto machine
- 1992 August 2, Peter H. Lewis, “Low-Tech Renewal”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
  The advantage of using old-fashioned spirit duplicators and mimeograph machines is in the cost per page, which is typically less than a penny, as against 2 or 3 cents per copy from a laser printer.

Translations

early copier

Danish: spritduplikator c
Finnish: spriikopiokone, spriimonistuskone
German: Matrizendrucker m, Spiritusdrucker m
Portuguese: duplicador a álcool m, máquina Ditto f
Spanish: duplicadora al alcohol f

See also

hectograph
spirit master

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