Gestetner Cyclostyle No 6 Duplicator, circa 1913 with paper feeder and case. This is a two drum rotary stencil machine. The double-drum design inked the stencil with rollers, which picked up the ink from a tube. In 1881, David Gestetner (1854-1939) invented a simple stencil perforator using what was called the Cyclostyle pen which had a tiny toothed wheel on the end. The wheel was rolled along, punching tiny perforations in a sheet of wax coated paper. The next step forward the Rotary Cyclostyle in 1901. This was a rotary stencil machines allowing copies to be rolled out on a continuous basis. This discovery was the birth of office automation. Gestetner set up a business to manufacture duplicators in Tottenham, North London, England. 32 cm (Length), 45 cm (Width), 34 cm (Height) Manufacturer : Gestetner, Totenham Hale, North London, England, Great Britain, 1881