Hectograph - meaning and definition. What is Hectograph
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What (who) is Hectograph - definition

PRINTING PROCESS THAT INVOLVES TRANSFER OF AN ORIGINAL, PREPARED WITH SPECIAL INKS, TO A PAN OF GELATIN OR A GELATIN PAD PULLED TIGHT ON A METAL FRAME
Hektograph; Hectography; Hectographs; Hectographic; Hectographing; Hectographed; Hectographer; Jellygraph; Jelly graph; Shapirograph; Schapirograph; Sapirograph; Jellygraphed
  • A 19th-century hectograph advertisement.

Hectograph         
·noun A contrivance for multiple copying, by means of a surface of gelatin softened with glycerin.
Hectograph         
The hectograph, gelatin duplicator or jellygraph is a printing process that involves transfer of an original, prepared with special inks, to a pan of gelatin or a gelatin pad pulled tight on a metal frame.
Hektograph         
·noun ·see Hectograph.

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Hectograph

The hectograph, gelatin duplicator or jellygraph is a printing process that involves transfer of an original, prepared with special inks, to a pan of gelatin or a gelatin pad pulled tight on a metal frame.

While the original use of the technology has diminished, it has recently been revived for use in the art world. The hectograph has been modernized and made practical for anyone to use.