The Copy Machine Turns 50!

Posted by Sarah | Posted in Copy Machines | Posted on 14-04-2010-05-2008

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Hooray! The copy machine turned 50 last month, commemorating the Xerox company’s first sale — a 648-pound copier as big as two washing machines.

This historic event reminds us of how much we take for granted nowadays. Way back when, before “Xerox” became a regularly-used verb, copy machines were much less reliable. The devices broke down all the time, sometimes even catching on fire. And they had trouble fitting through doorways.

For more info, be sure to check out CNN’s comprehensive article.

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