<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">ditto machines</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31388373</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:44:42</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Ditto machine</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">ditto machine</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">spirit duplicator</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">spirit duplicators</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Spirit duplicators that employ a manual printing method devised in 1923 involving a 2-ply master sheet as a plate. One layer of the master may be typed or drawn on, and the second layer is coated with wax and colorant. Marks made to the first sheet are transferred to its rear, coated side. The sheet with the transferred wax image is then attached to a drum on the machine that revolves over paper, gradually transferring the wax onto a paper support by means of a solvent. Approximately 40 copies or prints can be made in this way. ]]></dc:description></metadata>