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  Autopen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The first autopens were used during the late 19th century.
Harry Truman is believed to have been the first United States President to use the autopen as a way of responding to mail.
This was due in large part to the fact that most superstars receive a very large volume of letters each day from their fans, therefore, it could become impossible for them to send personally written autographs through the mail to those admirers that write to them.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Autopen   (479 words)

  
 The Autopen
The Autopen has long been a tool for the world's most influential leaders, allowing them to more effectively apply their time and attention to important issues without compromising the impact of personalized correspondence.
The Model 80 is the most common Autopen used for general business and public service purposes, including office correspondence, direct mail materials, fundraising letters, diplomas, and awards.
The Portable Tabletop Autopen writes signature sizes identical to those produced by the Model 80, approximately one inch high by three inches long.
www.realsig.com /Autopen.htm   (272 words)

  
 Autographs: Authentic or not?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Autopen signatures are machine generated using a pattern created by the person who's signature it will duplicate.
If you run across a known autopen you can safely bet that any duplicate letter or photo is also an autopen as these machines can produce signatures by the thousands as long as someone keeps feeding it photos or paper, but this is also the key to identifing autopens.
Autopen signatures are of a constant pressure and will tend to leave extra ink where they start writing and where they stop writing as seen in this photo.
www.atoyholic.com /features/feat08.htm   (424 words)

  
 WOIFM: Autopen
Gizmodo tells the tale of the Autopen, a "retro gadget" that uses mechanical arms to reproduce a given signature onto a sheet of paper, using a regular pen (although Sharpies work best).
The Autopen, as recently as 1996, was still in heavy use in the U.S. Senate.
Every day, some lowly intern or staff assistant would take a stack of letters over to the autopen machine and grind away until the whole stack was signed.
www.perpetualbeta.com /woifm/archive/003334.html   (339 words)

  
 Astronaut Autographed Collectible Pointers
Autopen machines are similar to pantographs, where a metal "matrix" is manufactured from an actual signature, then tracked, while a pen, pencil, sharpie or other writing instrument transfers the tracked signature matrix to paper or photo.
Autopen machines are generally made for small documents, such as 8x10 photos, or letters.
Indeed, autopens will often show a wider spot, or "dot" at the beginning and end of the signature, where the pen was placed on the paper, and where it stopped and was lifted off the paper.
www.novaspace.com /AUTO/AutoAdvice.html   (1192 words)

  
 Autopen | MetaFilter
Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy and of course Ronald Reagan have used it - the Autopen - a machine which signs an autograph in the celebrity's handwriting.
The autopen can be thought of as a special-purpose plotter; the analog program, the matrix, was a metal trace of the signature, probably separating the strokes into individual traces beginning from the same base point.
I've seen autopens used in the military by 4-star generals (or, to be precise, their secretaries and executive aides), who must affix their signature to many, many things.
www.metafilter.com /mefi/33500   (659 words)

  
 autopen
Autopen (vlevo) a originální podpis (vpravo) Neil Armstronga
V těchto materiálech jsou otištěny všechny známé vzory autopenů určitých osobností a podle těchto vzorníků je možné ověřit zda-li podpis je pravý či provedený autopenovým zapisovačem.
Autopen sice občas ve své poště najdu, ale není jich zase tak moc jako dříve.
kosmos-news.kosmo.cz /autopen.htm   (1464 words)

  
 Autopen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Autopen is different to other insulin pens because the insulin is delivered automatically by sliding a side mounted button instead of having to manually press a plunger.
This means that whatever the dose size or needle gauge, it takes the same amount of minimal force every time to inject, without causing any unnecessary pressure or bruising at the injection site.
Autopen is compatible with most leading brands of pen needle including Unifine Pentips.
www.owenmumford.com /autopen.html   (137 words)

  
 Powell & Pressburger Images - Autopen Signatures
The traditional method to detect an autopen signature would be that an autopen would sign with a shaky signature or leave heavy ink at the bottom of the letters.
An autopen has springs and metal arms and is about the size of a school desk.
A recommendation by the autopen company is that the celebrity should use separate matrixes for the inscription and the signature so the machine can process items quickly and so the two lines can be at different angles to add authenticity.
www.powell-pressburger.org /Images/People/Sigs/Autopen.html   (951 words)

  
 How to spot a fake!
The Autopen is a machine which signs an autograph in the celebrity's handwriting.   It was developed in the early part of this century but only became popular in the late 1940's.
The process of creating an autopen signature is as follows--a celebrity signs his name once on a sheet of paper, and a pattern or template is created for the machine at the Autopen company.
The UACC sells its Autopen Study (order one from their web site.) It is a very useful guide, particularly for presidents and astronauts, but not really for entertainers.
www.geocities.com /Hollywood/Set/7962/fake.htm   (1069 words)

  
 Autopen: Why we have the most experience.
De Shazo's autopen factory in Arlington, VA and later in his headquarters and factory in the Washington suburb of Sterling, VA. He trained his sons and daughter in all aspects of the company.
With over 150 years of combined experience in the autopen industry, you can count on Automated Signature Technology to continue to be the worldwide leader in signature signing equipment for generations to come.
The use of the term "autopen" has been determined generic by the US Patent and Trademark Office and may be used freelyin relation to signature machines.
www.signaturemachine.com /company/about.htm   (370 words)

  
 PJ Online | Products (22 February 2003)
Autopen 24 insulin delivery pen for use with Aventis's Lantus and Insuman cartridges has been launched (Owen Mumford).
The pen is available in two models: a 2-unit model which measures up to 42 units of insulin in 2 unit increments (3ml capacity) (net price, 1 £14.20) and a 1-unit model which measures up to 21 units of insulin in 1 unit increments (3ml capacity) (net price, 1 £14.20).
Autopen 24 will be included in the Drug Tariff from 1 March.
www.pharmj.com /Editorial/20030222/products/products.html   (122 words)

  
 The Model 80
The Model 80 is used primarily for signing office correspondence, direct mail materials, fundraising letters, diplomas, and awards.
An Autopen signature can be placed on almost anything that needs the attention of a written signature.
The Model 80LF, using a higher precision template, is available for applications requiring larger signatures, up to 1½" X 4½".
www.realsig.com /themeighty.htm   (158 words)

  
 The Forest For The Trees: Sincerely, Mr. Autopen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Not just any old letter mind you, but a thank you note from President Ronald Reagan thanking me for the get well card I had sent him when he was shot.
Of course the letter was merely a pre-printed postcard with his autopen signature but the envelope was hand-addressed and it did come from the White House so I was, and am, thrilled to have it.
That got me thinking of the whole Rumsfeld autopen flap and it also got me thinking of a story I was told by a friend of mine.
forester.blogspot.com /2004/12/sincerely-mr-autopen.html   (358 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Autopen machine was developed in the early part of this century and became popular in the late 1940's.
Former president John F. Kennedy was the first president and popular celebrity to use the autopen machine on a regular daily basis.
After the template is installed and the photo, letter or document is placed under the machine's arm, the motor is turned on and the pen moves to re-create the signature.
ehampton.tripod.com /autopen.htm   (105 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Autopen
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Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but keeping the same mind-set.
Unotchit (pronounced You-No-Touch-It) is the name of a gizmo invented by Margaret Atwood which allows someone to remotely sign a book as well as interact via video and audio.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Autopen   (698 words)

  
 Diabetes 123 - Autopen 1.5
In addition, a spring within the Autopen injects the insulin.
Because of the side mounted trigger and spring delivery, the Autopen is easier to use than other pens.
The Autopen measures 6.5 inches long (14.3 cm) and 5/8 inch (1.4 cm) in diameter.
www.diabetes123.com /d_06_361.htm   (524 words)

  
 Autopen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Autopen is a wicked vintage gadget that lets you store your signature as a series of mechanical cues for a multifariously branched mechanical armature.
The most useful one, though, is the Autopen, made by International Autopen Co. of Sterling, VA., a popular device that is apparently still in use (the Republic National Committee bought one just this year).
The Autopen is loaded with special metal 'matrix' -- basically a traced pattern of the signature -- that can be used again and again, even if the signer isn't there.
www.stargeek.com /item/152628.html   (285 words)

  
 Ann Coulter on Dumbocrat Kvetching -- New Hartford Uncensored Discussion Forum
Focusing like a laser beam on the big picture, liberals are upset that, during this period, the secretary of defense used an autopen.
An autopen is a mechanical arm that actually holds a pen and is programmed to sign letters with a particular person's precise signature.
It occurred to someone (who obviously has the best interests of America at heart!) that among the letters Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld sends out there must be condolence letters to the families of servicemen who died for their country.
www.voy.com /162024/4269.html   (1708 words)

  
 THE DREADED AUTOPEN!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The autopen is probably autograph collectors' worst enemy.
What makes the autopen even more dreadful to autograph collectors, is the fact that each letter can be changed in size.
There is only one way to tell if you have recieved an autopen.
www.angelfire.com /sports/signhere/autopen.html   (134 words)

  
 Josh's Weblog: Autopen
Anne Coulter savages those who complain about Rumsfeld's autopen: On the bright side, this is the first war America has been in where the number of casualties is small enough that it would even be theoretically possible for a Defense...
On the bright side, this is the first war America has been in where the number of casualties is small enough that it would even be theoretically possible for a Defense secretary to sign each condolence letter personally.
Anne surmises that politicians routinely autopen responses to those with dying children.
www.pun.org /josh/archives/2004/12/autopen.html   (312 words)

  
 collectSPACE - resources and guides - astronaut autopen guide
By far the most common fake is created by autopen - a machine that signs an autograph in the astronaut's handwriting.
That said, the only way to tell for sure that a signature is an autopen is to compare with a pattern known to be an autopen.
The autopens at Beck's website are not a complete list, nor is it represented as such.
www.collectspace.com /resources/autographs_autopens.html   (373 words)

  
 Westons Internet Autopen
Autopen 24 automatic insulin delivery pen for Aventis insulin cartridges 3.0ml x 1 unit 1-21 units AN4210
Autopen 24 automatic insulin delivery pen for Aventis insulin cartridges 3.0ml x 1 unit 2-42 units AN4200
Autopen Insulin Injection Pen [1-16 Units] 1.5ml An3710 (Reference #AUT97W)
www.westons.com /acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Autopen_1957.html   (198 words)

  
 Power Line: The thundering herd speaks, sort of
The mainstream media have perfected the art of the stampede, and it seems to be on display in the case of the now-infamous Rumsfeld autopen.
According to this Google News roundup, approximately 840 stories have run on Rumsfeld's admitted use of an autopen to sign condolence letters to the families of fallen soldiers.
Among the journalists and editorial writers whose support of the military is not otherwise apparent, the autopen controversy is a perfect pretext for an attack on an administration official whom they detest for reasons other than lack of sympathy for those under his command.
www.powerlineblog.com /archives/008981.php   (773 words)

  
 The Dreaded Autopen!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Autopen – that dreaded, hobby-threatening robotic beast that lurks in the offices of television personalities, film stars, politicians, astronauts, scientists, business leaders and athletes.
In December 2003 Autograph Collector associate editor David Laurell took an in-depth look at this machine that produces an exact replica of an authentic signature, fooling all but the trained professional authenticator and graphologist.
With the current controversy over Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld using an autopen to sign condolence letters to the families of killed troops, we offer Laurell's feature in-full.
www.autographcollector.com /autopen.htm   (96 words)

  
 Galley Slaves: The Autopen
After all, it's not like Rumsfield is going to sit down and write every letter, look up the details of the serviceman's death, and ruminate on how best to phrase his condolences.
This brouhaha over the autopen is just another example of how the trivial is made important when it comes to politics.
Rumsfield would not be any more effective as a SecDef if he had signed the letters personally; in fact he'd probably have been worse since he would have had less time to do what is truly important and that is run the Department of Defense very ably.
galleyslaves.blogspot.com /2004/12/autopen.html   (836 words)

  
 Westons Internet Autopen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Autopen Insulin Injection Pen [1-21 units] 3ml AN3810(Reference #AUT100M)
Autopen Insulin Injection Pen [2-32 units] 1.5ml AN3700 (Reference #AUT98S)
Autopen Insulin Injection Pen [2-42 units] 3ml AN3800(Reference #AUT99Y)
www.westons.it /Online_Catalogue_Autopen_1957.html   (197 words)

  
 Rumsfeld's autopen misses the mark   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Those in political and corporate circles sometimes use an Autopen machine to ink their John Hancock.
Congressman Martin Meehan, D-Lowell, said the signature disclosure reinforced his belief that Rumsfeld should be replaced as defense secretary for mishandling the war in Iraq and not providing better armor for troops.
"While it's common for public officials to use an Autopen for mass mailings, Secretary Rumsfeld demonstrated extraordinary insensitivity by using an Autopen machine on letters of personal condolences to the families of fallen soldiers," Meehan said.
www.eagletribune.com /news/stories/20041221/LN_007.htm   (827 words)

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