Duplicating without Tears!
Duplicating without Tears!, subtitled "A Symposium edited by A. Vin¢ Clarke", was a 20-page, one-shot fanzine published in OMPA mailing 8 by Vin¢ Clarke in July 1956. Its title carries the double meaning of "without grief" and "without rips" (i.e. in stencils).
Its foreword explains that it started life as a single-copy typewritten chain-zine, by implication in around 1952. An updated second circulation was distributed and then a third in 1954. A fourth and last circulation was sent out in October 1954, returning to Clarke in late 1955.
Since then it has been my intention to digest the information therein and duplicate it instead of sending it around again, one reason being that the four-inch thick pile of matter contained so many irreplaceable documents that I was terrified of it being lost. So this is DWT. I'm not so egoistic as to believe that it is the last word in duplicating; there are many things about which I'm still seeking information, and further notes will be gratefully received, but I hope what is set down here will be useful. If YOU don't find anything fresh, it may help someone to whom you can pass it. DWT will be published in parts, and will be sent as available to members of OMPA. Extra copies will be run off and will be available for a small charge to other fans when the complete 'zine has been published.
There was in fact only the one part, and that mostly given over to stencils: what they are, how to prepare them, drawing on stencils, lettering guides and so on. Clarke also included:
scattering yellow sheets with interesting samples of duplicating printed thereon. In the present part we have on example of lay-out with justification on the text courtesy of HKBulmer, editor of Nirvana.. illo by self. The excellent line drawing of Harry Turner on Ugh!, an OMPAzine, is reproduced courtesy Pam Bulmer. Alan Hunter's title page from Peri, once edited by Ken Potter and Dave Wood, is one of the best pieces of art to go through my duplicator, and Bob Shaw's Hyphen cover masterpiece is, besides being funny, an excellent example of shading-plate work.
In concluding, Clarke said:
The second port of DWT will cover the types of duplicating machines, multicolour duplicating, paper and ink information, hints on slip-sheeting, making two stencils from one, spirit duplicating, hektographing, etc. and I hope will have a section on the American field, my frequent partner incrimefanne, Ken Bulmer contributing. Also, if the second part is also the final, there will be a comprehensive index.
- Duplicating without Tears! online at fanac.org (PDF)
| Publication | 1956 |
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