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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
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18th Century English Other Antique Copy Machine

Materials

Mahogany

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

Portable Copying Machine by James Watt & Co.

H 6 in W 20.5 in D 14 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
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1890s American Other Antique Copy Machine

Materials

Oak

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

The Rotary Neostyle Advertising Sign, 1890s

H 18 in W 24 in D 0.38 in
Rare English Regency Writing Desk With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells & Lambe
By John Lambe
Located in Reading, Berkshire
expanded their repertoire, specialising in copying machines, portable writing desks (writing boxes, as we
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19th Century British Regency Antique Copy Machine

Materials

Brass

Antique 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

H 4.93 in W 14.18 in D 9.85 in
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
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Late 18th Century British Antique Copy Machine

Materials

Brass

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

H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 12.21 in
French Bronze Opposing Figures Allégorie du Printemps Ferdinand 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
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Copy Machine

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Bronze Opposing Figures Allégorie du Printemps Ferdinand Barbedienne
French Bronze Opposing Figures Allégorie du Printemps Ferdinand Barbedienne

French Bronze Opposing Figures Allégorie du Printemps Ferdinand Barbedienne

H 17.33 in W 9.06 in D 7.49 in
The Hansom Cab & the Pigeons – Eric Ravilious engravings / Golden Cokerell Press
Located in Middletown, NY
a limited first edition of 212 on hand-made paper; a further 1000 copies were printed on machine
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Early 20th Century English Antique Copy Machine

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Gold Leaf

Antique The Hansom Cab & the Pigeons – Eric Ravilious engravings / Golden Cokerell Press
The Hansom Cab & the Pigeons – Eric Ravilious engravings / Golden Cokerell Press

The Hansom Cab & the Pigeons – Eric Ravilious engravings / Golden Cokerell Press

H 9.45 in W 6.3 in D 0.4 in

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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
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Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Copy Machine

Materials

Iron

Antique 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

H 14 in W 23 in D 16 in
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
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1820s British Victorian Antique Copy Machine

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Wood

Antique 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

H 6.3 in W 19.89 in D 10.16 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
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19th Century Antique Copy Machine

Materials

Wool, Silk

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

19th Century, Tapestry in 15th Century Style

H 74.02 in W 94.49 in D 0.79 in
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
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Copy Machine

Materials

Bronze

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

French Psyche Bronze Delaplanche, Barbedienne & Achille Collas

H 29.5 in W 9 in D 10.6 in
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
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Copy Machine

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

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

French Bronze Amalthea and Jupiter's Goat Barbedienne

H 20.47 in W 14.3 in D 8.75 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
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Early 1900s American Antique Copy Machine

Materials

Iron

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

Cast Iron Copy Press, circa 1900

H 36.75 in W 22.75 in D 18 in
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
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Late 18th Century English Antique Copy Machine

Materials

Brass

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

Rare Portable Copying Machine by James Watt & Company

H 6 in W 20.5 in D 14 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

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

Pair of French Gilt Bronze Maidens

H 13.39 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 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

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

Parkes and Hadley Patent Brass Orrey

H 7 in W 12 in D 10 in

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A stunning and rare 19th Century English Chinese pagoda cabinets. This highly stylized hand carved mahogany cabinets features, glass shelving, pagoda gabled roofs, classic Chippendal...
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19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique Copy Machine

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Glass, Mahogany

19th Century Chinese Pagoda Cabinet
19th Century Chinese Pagoda Cabinet

19th Century Chinese Pagoda Cabinet

H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Antique Victorian Coromandel Wooden Lady's Gentlemans Vanity Jewelry Casket Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Absolutely Stunning & Rare early Victorian well figured brass mounted Coromandel Ladies or Gentleman’s Vanity Jewellery Casket of generous proportions. Third quarter of the Ninete...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Copy Machine

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Brass

Antique Victorian Coromandel Wooden Lady's Gentlemans Vanity Jewelry Casket Box
Antique Victorian Coromandel Wooden Lady's Gentlemans Vanity Jewelry Casket Box

Antique Victorian Coromandel Wooden Lady's Gentlemans Vanity Jewelry Casket Box

H 7 in W 12 in D 9 in
English Campaign Chest With Integrated Writing Desk
Located in Bradenton, FL
Spectacular English Campaign Chest - ship captain's desk / chest in two parts. The top central drawer contains a drop-front desk surface with multiple small drawers and secret compar...
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19th Century English Campaign Antique Copy Machine

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Wood

English Campaign Chest With Integrated Writing Desk
English Campaign Chest With Integrated Writing Desk

English Campaign Chest With Integrated Writing Desk

H 42 in W 41.5 in D 20.5 in
Exquisite Victorian Walnut & Black Leather Campaign Writing Slope
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Exquisite Victorian Hand-Crafted Burr Walnut Writing Slope With Black Tooled Leather Interior With Secret Compartment SLOPE 23 Brass front shield could be personalised with engravi...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Copy Machine

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Brass

Exquisite Victorian Walnut & Black Leather Campaign Writing Slope
Exquisite Victorian Walnut & Black Leather Campaign Writing Slope

Exquisite Victorian Walnut & Black Leather Campaign Writing Slope

H 6.11 in W 13.59 in D 9.06 in
A Piece of Mars - Martian Meteorite
Located in London, GB
MARTIAN STONE - NWA 14713 Lherzolitic shergottite 127 g “This 127-gram fragment of the NWA 14713 meteorite displays a green-black mottled exterior. The rock is a martian shergott...
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15th Century and Earlier North African Antique Copy Machine

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Stone

A Piece of Mars - Martian Meteorite
A Piece of Mars - Martian Meteorite

A Piece of Mars - Martian Meteorite

H 6.86 in W 5.91 in D 0.04 in
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

Materials

Brass

Antique Coromandel and Brass Bound Campaign Humidor
Antique Coromandel and Brass Bound Campaign Humidor

Antique Coromandel and Brass Bound Campaign Humidor

H 6.7 in W 14.18 in D 9.06 in
Giuseppe Rivadossi Library or Wall Unit in Oak
By Giuseppe Rivadossi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giuseppe Rivadossi, wall unit or library, oak, glass, Italy, 1975. An exceptional library or wall unit by the Italian sculptor and designer Giuseppe Rivadossi, featuring a high leve...
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1970s Italian Antique Copy Machine

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Glass, Oak

Giuseppe Rivadossi Library or Wall Unit in Oak
Giuseppe Rivadossi Library or Wall Unit in Oak

Giuseppe Rivadossi Library or Wall Unit in Oak

H 116.54 in W 100.99 in D 13.78 in
Museum Quality Very Large Amethyst Centerpiece, a Mineral Masterpiece
Located in London, GB
A very large, one of a kind epimorph amethyst. This piece is a visual spectacle with the natural sculptural formations of amethyst in a different variety of purple tones. Also disp...
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15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Copy Machine

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Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Museum Quality Very Large Amethyst Centerpiece, a Mineral Masterpiece
Museum Quality Very Large Amethyst Centerpiece, a Mineral Masterpiece

Museum Quality Very Large Amethyst Centerpiece, a Mineral Masterpiece

H 42.52 in W 27.56 in D 22.84 in
Chinese Woven Top Canopy Bed, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
A Chinese canopy bed was typically part of a bride's dowry or a gift to a courtesan. It grew to be an important household status symbol, and the subject of rivalry among wives and co...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Copy Machine

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Rattan, Elm

Chinese Woven Top Canopy Bed, c. 1800
Chinese Woven Top Canopy Bed, c. 1800

Chinese Woven Top Canopy Bed, c. 1800

H 90 in W 85 in D 50 in
Military Campaign Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With Leather Interior
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique British Military Campaign 19th Century Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With Ebonized Trim. The Interior Features a tooled Blue Leather Scriver, A Single Glass Inkwell...
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19th Century British Campaign Antique Copy Machine

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Brass

Military Campaign Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With Leather Interior
Military Campaign Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With Leather Interior

Military Campaign Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With Leather Interior

H 6.11 in W 11.82 in D 8.86 in
Important Beau Brummell Regency Period Flame Mahogany Gentleman's Dressing Table
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and spectacular George III period (1760-1820) Beau Brummell gentleman's dressing table. There is no mistaking this remarkably distinctive table's complex design and superb qu...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Copy Machine

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Brass

Important Beau Brummell Regency Period Flame Mahogany Gentleman's Dressing Table
Important Beau Brummell Regency Period Flame Mahogany Gentleman's Dressing Table

Important Beau Brummell Regency Period Flame Mahogany Gentleman's Dressing Table

H 29.5 in W 44.5 in D 25.75 in
19th Century English Burl Walnut Tunbridge Writing Slope Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique English burl walnut and ebony inlaid tunbridge writing slope box / lap desk, circa 1870. This handsome box opens to reveal a leather writing surface, pen tray compar...
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19th Century English Antique Copy Machine

Materials

Walnut

19th Century English Burl Walnut Tunbridge Writing Slope Box
19th Century English Burl Walnut Tunbridge Writing Slope Box

19th Century English Burl Walnut Tunbridge Writing Slope Box

H 6.5 in W 11.75 in D 8.75 in
Antique Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Twelve Persons
By Viners 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, comprehensive antique George V English sterling silver Sandringham pattern flatware service for twelve persons - boxed; an addition to our canteen...
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20th Century English Georgian Antique Copy Machine

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Twelve Persons
Antique Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Twelve Persons

Antique Sterling Silver Canteen of Cutlery for Twelve Persons

H 0.5 in Dm 9 in
Antique Pewter Inlaid Burl Amboyne Coromandel Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Quality English Well Figured Burl Amboyne and Coromandel Ladies or Gents English early Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and unusually large propo...
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Copy Machine

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Brass

Antique Pewter Inlaid Burl Amboyne Coromandel Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19Ct
Antique Pewter Inlaid Burl Amboyne Coromandel Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19Ct

Antique Pewter Inlaid Burl Amboyne Coromandel Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19Ct

H 6.25 in W 16 in D 9.75 in
Silver and Silver Gilt Nef Sailing Ship
Located in London, GB
Silver and silver gilt nef sailing ship Continental, 20th Century Height 44cm, width 38cm, depth 12cm Made from silver and silver gilt, this nef, also known as a model ship, is br...
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20th Century European Antique Copy Machine

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Vermeil, Silver

Silver and Silver Gilt Nef Sailing Ship
Silver and Silver Gilt Nef Sailing Ship

Silver and Silver Gilt Nef Sailing Ship

H 17.33 in W 14.97 in D 4.73 in
Exquisite Georgian Hand Crafted Mahogany Writing Slope With Red Tooled Leather
By Thompson Cabinet Company
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Early 19th Century Exquisite Brass Bound Hand Crafted Mahogany Writing Slope Burgundy Red Tooled Leather, Two Glass Brass Topped Inkwells & Two Original Keys. The top and front have...
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1820s British Georgian Antique Copy Machine

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Brass

Exquisite Georgian Hand Crafted Mahogany Writing Slope With Red Tooled Leather
Exquisite Georgian Hand Crafted Mahogany Writing Slope With Red Tooled Leather

Exquisite Georgian Hand Crafted Mahogany Writing Slope With Red Tooled Leather

H 5.52 in W 14.77 in D 9.45 in
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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.