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'''Twil-tone''' (usually misspelled '''''twiltone''''' or '''''twilltone''''') was a brand name for a soft, fuzzy, thick [[mimeograph]] paper that many [[faneds]] preferred because it was very absorbent, so ink dried quickly, reducing the chances of set-off and the need for [[slipsheeting]]. It also came in many colors. | '''Twil-tone''' (usually misspelled '''''twiltone''''' or '''''twilltone''''') was a brand name for a soft, fuzzy, thick [[mimeograph]] paper that many [[faneds]] preferred because it was very absorbent, so ink dried quickly, reducing the chances of set-off and the need for [[slipsheeting]]. It also came in many colors. | ||
Revision as of 17:04, 29 August 2020
(Did you mean a fanzine named Twiltone?)
Twil-tone (usually misspelled twiltone or twilltone) was a brand name for a soft, fuzzy, thick mimeograph paper that many faneds preferred because it was very absorbent, so ink dried quickly, reducing the chances of set-off and the need for slipsheeting. It also came in many colors.
While not everyone liked it, it was considered very fannish. There were other brands, such as Fibertone, but fans called them all “twiltone.”
A lost technology, it became a minor object of worship among the most hard-core mimeographers in fandom.
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