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Antique Copy Machine

Portable Copying Machine by James Watt & Co.
Portable Copying Machine by James Watt & Co.

Portable Copying Machine by James Watt & Co.

$128,500

H 6 in W 20.5 in D 14 in

Portable Copying Machine by James Watt & Co.

By James Watt

Located in New Orleans, LA

Considered the first step into the world of modern photocopying, the copying machine was among the

Category

18th Century English Other Antique Copy Machine

Materials

Mahogany

The Rotary Neostyle Advertising Sign, 1890s
The Rotary Neostyle Advertising Sign, 1890s

The Rotary Neostyle Advertising Sign, 1890s

$700

H 18 in W 24 in D 0.38 in

The Rotary Neostyle Advertising Sign, 1890s

Located in Savannah, GA

An oak panel advertising board for The Rotary Neostyle mimeograph copy machine. The board made and

Category

1890s American Other Antique Copy Machine

Materials

Oak

Rare English Regency Writing Slope With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells & Lambe
Rare English Regency Writing Slope With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells & Lambe

Rare English Regency Writing Slope With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells & Lambe

$3,704Sale Price / set|45% Off

H 4.93 in W 14.18 in D 9.85 in

Rare English Regency Writing Slope With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells & Lambe

By John Lambe

Located in Reading, Berkshire

manufacturer’s, Wells & Lambe soon expanded their repertoire, specialising in copying machines, portable

Category

19th Century British Regency Antique Copy Machine

Materials

Brass

Rare English Regency Writing Desk With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells & Lambe
Rare English Regency Writing Desk With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells & Lambe

Rare English Regency Writing Desk With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells & Lambe

By John Lambe

Located in Reading, Berkshire

manufacturer’s, Wells & Lambe soon expanded their repertoire, specialising in copying machines, portable

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19th Century British Regency Antique Copy Machine

Materials

Brass

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Large Hand-Painted Cast Iron Letter Copying Machine Book Press by Bailey
Large Hand-Painted Cast Iron Letter Copying Machine Book Press by Bailey

Large Hand-Painted Cast Iron Letter Copying Machine Book Press by Bailey

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Late 19th century, large, cast iron, letter copying machine or book press manufactured by Bailey

Category

Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Copy Machine

Materials

Iron

Brass Mounted Mahogany Writing Slope by N Middleton c1825
Brass Mounted Mahogany Writing Slope by N Middleton c1825

Brass Mounted Mahogany Writing Slope by N Middleton c1825

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

, opposite Newcastle Street, and 145 Strand Opposite Cahterine Street, Copying Machines, Writing & Dressing

Category

1820s British Victorian Antique Copy Machine

Materials

Wood

Antique English George III Captains Military Writing Box by Hewlins
Antique English George III Captains Military Writing Box by Hewlins

Antique English George III Captains Military Writing Box by Hewlins

Located in Northampton, GB

was advertised to provide an elegant assortment of Copying Machines, Portable Desks, Ladies and

Category

Late 18th Century British Antique Copy Machine

Materials

Brass

19th Century, Tapestry in 15th Century Style
19th Century, Tapestry in 15th Century Style

19th Century, Tapestry in 15th Century Style

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H 74.02 in W 94.49 in D 0.79 in

19th Century, Tapestry in 15th Century Style

Located in Malton, GB

details are superb and it is hugely decorative. This is a machine made copy of the original Medieval

Category

19th Century Antique Copy Machine

Materials

Wool, Silk

French Psyche Bronze Delaplanche, Barbedienne & Achille Collas
French Psyche Bronze Delaplanche, Barbedienne & Achille Collas

French Psyche Bronze Delaplanche, Barbedienne & Achille Collas

By Eugène Delaplanche

Located in Newark, England

mechanically creating engravings and a machine to copy sculptures at a smaller scale, the so-called Réduction

Category

19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Copy Machine

Materials

Bronze

French Bronze Amalthea and Jupiter's Goat Barbedienne
French Bronze Amalthea and Jupiter's Goat Barbedienne

French Bronze Amalthea and Jupiter's Goat Barbedienne

By Ferdinand Barbedienne

Located in Newark, England

way of mechanically creating engravings and a machine to copy sculptures at a smaller scale, the so

Category

Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Copy Machine

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Cast Iron Copy Press, circa 1900
Cast Iron Copy Press, circa 1900

Cast Iron Copy Press, circa 1900

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H 36.75 in W 22.75 in D 18 in

Cast Iron Copy Press, circa 1900

Located in Evergreen, CO

Before the copy machine, there was the copy press. This copy press is beautifully embossed with The

Category

Early 1900s American Antique Copy Machine

Materials

Iron

Rare Portable Copying Machine by James Watt & Company
Rare Portable Copying Machine by James Watt & Company

Rare Portable Copying Machine by James Watt & Company

By James Watt

Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB

full year of business. This portable pressure copying machine was developed by James Watt Jnr. and

Category

Late 18th Century English Antique Copy Machine

Materials

Brass

Pair of French Gilt Bronze Maidens
Pair of French Gilt Bronze Maidens

Pair of French Gilt Bronze Maidens

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H 13.39 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in

Pair of French Gilt Bronze Maidens

Located in Cambridgeshire, GB

way of mechanically creating engravings of medallions and other reliefs and a machine to copy

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Mid-19th Century French Antique Copy Machine

Parkes and Hadley Patent Brass Orrey
Parkes and Hadley Patent Brass Orrey

Parkes and Hadley Patent Brass Orrey

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H 7 in W 12 in D 10 in

Parkes and Hadley Patent Brass Orrey

Located in New York, NY

, Charles Boyle, 1676-1731, an English statesman for whom an early copy of the machine was made. This

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19th Century English Antique Copy Machine

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$7,485 / item

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Finished in Batavia Black with a Sandbar finish interior, this bookcase showcases rhythmic, crescent-shaped oval cut-outs that form an architectural silhouette—an homage to the sculp...

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21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Mid-Century Modern Antique Copy Machine

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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
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$230,916Sale Price|33% Off

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Located in Amsterdam, NL

England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...

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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Copy Machine

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Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game, Sodalite Marble
Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game, Sodalite Marble

Italian Sterling Silver Chess Board, Chess Game, Sodalite Marble

By Arval Argenti Valenza

Located in VALENZA, IT

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2010s Italian Medieval Antique Copy Machine

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Contemporary Art Deco Mint green and Red powder coated Carousel 5 arms pendant
Contemporary Art Deco Mint green and Red powder coated Carousel 5 arms pendant

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Located in Lisbon, PT

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Antique French Secretaire / Bureau in Mahogany
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Antique French Secretaire / Bureau in Mahogany

Located in Leicester, GB

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1890s French French Provincial Antique Copy Machine

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Vintage 1949 Mid-Century Modern Custom L-Shaped Office Desk by George Nelson
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H 79.5 in W 84 in D 108.5 in

Vintage 1949 Mid-Century Modern Custom L-Shaped Office Desk by George Nelson

By Herman Miller, George Nelson

Located in Lafayette, IN

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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Copy Machine

Materials

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19th Century French Iron Safe
19th Century French Iron Safe

19th Century French Iron Safe

$1,195

H 12.8 in W 18.9 in D 12.8 in

19th Century French Iron Safe

Located in High Point, NC

Originally used as a safe or strong-box, this antique iron trunk remains a trustworthy vault for treasured possessions. Made in 19th century France, the surface of the metal has aged...

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19th Century French Antique Copy Machine

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Iron

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Antique Coromandel and Brass Bound Campaign Humidor

Antique Coromandel and Brass Bound Campaign Humidor

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Antique Coromandel and Brass Bound Campaign Humidor

Located in Reading, Berkshire

Antique Coromandel and Brass Bound Campaign Humidor. The cigars depicted are for illustrative purposes only.

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20th Century British Campaign Antique Copy Machine

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Brass

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Large and Extremely Rare Terrestrial Globe by Newton

Large and Extremely Rare Terrestrial Globe by Newton

By Newton Globes - Planer & Newton

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

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Mid-19th Century English Antique Copy Machine

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Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.

Located in London, GB

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15th Century and Earlier German Antique Copy Machine

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2 parts sofa in stainless steel by Studio Glustin
2 parts sofa in stainless steel by Studio Glustin

2 parts sofa in stainless steel by Studio Glustin

$36,538 / item

H 23.63 in W 169.3 in D 59.85 in

2 parts sofa in stainless steel by Studio Glustin

By Glustin Creation

Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR

2 parts sofa in stainless steel with seating upholstered with a fabric by Dédar. Creation by Studio Glustin. France, 2023.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Antique Copy Machine

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1850s Rare Faience Dinner Service "Chevreuse" by Jules Vieillard
1850s Rare Faience Dinner Service "Chevreuse" by Jules Vieillard

1850s Rare Faience Dinner Service "Chevreuse" by Jules Vieillard

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

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Mid-19th Century French Antique Copy Machine

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Rubellite Tourmaline on Feldspar, Malkhan Pegmatite Field, Russia

Rubellite Tourmaline on Feldspar, Malkhan Pegmatite Field, Russia

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15th Century and Earlier Russian Antique Copy Machine

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Antique Copy Machine For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique copy machine for your home. Frequently made of metal, bronze and fabric, every antique copy machine was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without an antique copy machine — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique copy machine made by Arts and Crafts designers — as well as those associated with Regency — is very popular. Ferdinand Barbedienne, Achille Collas and A. Collas Brevete each produced at least one beautiful antique copy machine that is worth considering.

How Much is a Antique Copy Machine?

An antique copy machine can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,984, while the lowest priced sells for $375 and the highest can go for as much as $155,140.