Spirit Duplicator
A copying machine, patented by Wilhelm Ritzerfeld in 1923, that pressed a master sheet against paper with a solvent. It produced fragrant purple-blue copies and filled schools and offices for decades.
Spot it
- 01Purple-violet ink
- 02Soft smudgy lines
- 03Fading pale copy
Why it happens
A dye-coated master transfers a thin layer of dye to each sheet, softened by alcohol-based solvent; the supply of dye runs out, so copies grow fainter.
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