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Hectograph process

Scope note

Process used especially for copying letters, invented in the 19th century, in which writing or drawing made with aniline dye is transferred to a prepared gelatin surface from which a number of copies can be made; eventually replaced by spirit duplicating. NADEAU

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000240142

Broader Terms used

<reprographic processes>

Created

13yrs ago

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