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The company was founded in 1883 in Chicago as a lumber company by Albert Blake Dick (1856 – 1934). It soon expanded into office supplies and, after licensing key autographic printing patents from Thomas Edison, became the world's largest manufacturer of mimeograph equipment (Albert Dick coined the word "mimeograph"). | The company was founded in 1883 in Chicago as a lumber company by Albert Blake Dick (1856 – 1934). It soon expanded into office supplies and, after licensing key autographic printing patents from Thomas Edison, became the world's largest manufacturer of mimeograph equipment (Albert Dick coined the word "mimeograph"). | ||
The 1977 ''Dubuque City Directory'' of Dubuque listed 50 E. 7th. | The 1977 and 1980 ''Dubuque City Directory'' of Dubuque listed 50 E. 7th. | ||
[[Category: Office Supplies]] | [[Category: Office Supplies]] |
Revision as of 17:52, 15 February 2013
A. B. DICK PRODUCTS OF DUBUQUE. The A. B. Dick Company was a major American manufacturer of copy machines and office supplies in the late 19th Century and the 20th Century.
The company was founded in 1883 in Chicago as a lumber company by Albert Blake Dick (1856 – 1934). It soon expanded into office supplies and, after licensing key autographic printing patents from Thomas Edison, became the world's largest manufacturer of mimeograph equipment (Albert Dick coined the word "mimeograph").
The 1977 and 1980 Dubuque City Directory of Dubuque listed 50 E. 7th.