During the 1970s Xerox manufactured a copier in which the glass platen
extended to and formed the left-most edge of the machine. A book could be
hung (or supported) opened at only a 90-degree angle and still receive 100
percent coverage. It was great for copying out of books with stiff or
fragile spines. There used to be 8 or 9 of them lined up for readers at the
library of UCLA.
(Guess this note isn't too useful; but, perhaps the design is still
manufactured.)
Robt Baron
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At 08:13 AM 3/1/01 -0500, Kathleen Stacey wrote:
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>Subject: Archival copier
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>To my amazement, my boss has suggested, somewhat out of the blue, that we =
>purchase what he calls an "archival" photocopier for the Library (we =
>currently share a regular office copier with the rest of the Curatorial =
>Division). By archival, we mean a copier that is kinder to book spines - =
>where the books go over the edge of the machine (I know I'm not describing =
>this very well, I hope you all know what I mean!)
>
> I never dreamed we would have the budget for such a thing, so I've never =
>done any research. In general, how much do these babies cost? At the =
>moment, all we need is a ballpark figure for the budget - then I can start =
>looking in earnest.
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>If anyone out there in ARLIS land has one of these, some quick general =
>cost info would be great. Thanks so much!
>
>Kathleen Stacey
>Head Librarian
>Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD
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