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David Gestetner (31 March 1854 – 8 March 1939) was the inventor of the Gestetner stencil duplicator, the first piece of office equipment that allowed production of numerous copies of documents quickly and inexpensively.
The Gestetner Cyclograph was a stencil-method duplicator that used a thin sheet of paper coated with wax (originally kite paper was used), which was written upon with a special stylus that left a broken line through the stencil, removing the paper's wax coating. Ink was forced through the stencil (originally by an ink roller), and it left its ...
There were 181 households, out of which 46.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older ...
JL Waters, the outdoor store on the west side of Bloomington's courthouse square, will celebrate its 50th year in business with an open house at the store on Friday, Nov. 10, 5:30 to 9 p.m., and ...
Verona, Verona Hills or Verona Mills is an unincorporated community on the border with Sigel Township at Verona Road and M-142/Sand Beach Road. 4] It was founded in A neighboring area called Bloomington or Bloomington Heights had a post office in the 1880s but later came to be considered part of Verona.
Bloomingdale Township is a civil township of Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 2,930. [3] It was established in 1845. [4] The village of Bloomingdale is located within the township, and is the only incorporated town.
The population density was 796.4 inhabitants per square mile (307.5/km 2). There were 1,628 housing units at an average density of 329.1 per square mile (127.1/km 2). The racial makeup of the city was 89.1% White, 5.4% Asian, 4.3% Black, 0.8% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.2% of the ...
The main exhibits of the museum are housed in the well-preserved office building of the Wisconsin Land & Lumber Company, a fine example of Queen Anne architecture completed in 1883. One of the most popular stops on the museum tour is at the perfectly preserved main office, which has changed little over the past 100 years.