spirit duplicator

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spirit duplicator (plural spirit duplicators)

  1. (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[1], →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.

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