04/09/2026
🎁Unboxing another Antique find.
I present :
The GESTETNER Three
Manufactured by D. GESTETNER Ltd, at their Tottenham Hale premises in north London.
Founded by Hungarian inventor David Gestetner, the company revolutionized office work by inventing the stencil duplicator (cyclostyle), a precursor to the modern photocopier.
Who remembers using the old Gestetner machines?
Gestetners were a stencil method duplicator that used a thin sheet of paper coated with wax which was written on with a special stylus that left a broken line through the stencil — breaking the paper and removing the wax covering. Ink was then forced through the stencil — originally by an ink roller — and it left its impression on a white sheet of paper below.
This was the method used to print off newsletters, notices, flyers and multiple copies of letters etc. Some of the copying machines had a very strong ink/alcohol smell and I think we used to get a bit high on the fumes at times.
All gone now of course, replaced by computers and photocopiers.
⭐️This examples appears in working order and can be yours for £25✨
