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The Xerox 914, the first commercially successful photocopier, came equipped with a scorch eliminator . The scorch eliminator was actually just a fire extinguisher, which was required as the device commonly caught fire.

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Fun Fact: The Xerox 914, the first commercially successful photocopier, came equipped with a ‘scorch eliminator’. The scorch eliminator was actually just a fire extinguisher, which was required as the device commonly caught fire.

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