Elena Wicker
@elenawicker.bsky.social
Military jargon, terminology, dictionaries, and documents. Georgetown PhD. Buzzword enthusiast.
Apparently you can do nearly a hundred if the gel bed and master are well done. (Mine are clearly not great! Ha!)
They’re very sensitive to sunlight so most of the ones I’ve seen are very faded.
They’re very sensitive to sunlight so most of the ones I’ve seen are very faded.
October 6, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Apparently you can do nearly a hundred if the gel bed and master are well done. (Mine are clearly not great! Ha!)
They’re very sensitive to sunlight so most of the ones I’ve seen are very faded.
They’re very sensitive to sunlight so most of the ones I’ve seen are very faded.
Also for the trenches, they would batch print unmarked maps on the presses/litho and send them forward, and commanders could mark them up, write on them, add troops, provide directions etc. without their people having to draw all of the topography over and over.
October 6, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Also for the trenches, they would batch print unmarked maps on the presses/litho and send them forward, and commanders could mark them up, write on them, add troops, provide directions etc. without their people having to draw all of the topography over and over.
I just posted the finals! Gelatin printing was what you’d do in the trenches if you needed a quick map. Back at the big printing plants you could copy beautiful detailed maps using lithography!
October 6, 2026 at 12:31 AM
I just posted the finals! Gelatin printing was what you’d do in the trenches if you needed a quick map. Back at the big printing plants you could copy beautiful detailed maps using lithography!
And I’m now dyed a lovely shade of purple. (+ a confused Malinois).
October 6, 2026 at 12:05 AM
And I’m now dyed a lovely shade of purple. (+ a confused Malinois).
Place fresh paper onto the surface for a few seconds and you get a copy!
October 5, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Place fresh paper onto the surface for a few seconds and you get a copy!
Where do you think I learned how to do hectography? 🤣
(And don’t worry, I still collect dictionaries! 300 and counting…)
(And don’t worry, I still collect dictionaries! 300 and counting…)
October 5, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Where do you think I learned how to do hectography? 🤣
(And don’t worry, I still collect dictionaries! 300 and counting…)
(And don’t worry, I still collect dictionaries! 300 and counting…)
My hecto bed gets a 6/10… mostly worked but some of the surface came up!
October 5, 2026 at 11:55 PM
My hecto bed gets a 6/10… mostly worked but some of the surface came up!
Master onto the gelatin and it leaves an impression behind…
October 5, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Master onto the gelatin and it leaves an impression behind…
Duplicating this lovely hecto map of the 35th divisions movements from September 26th to October 1st 1918. (The orginal and the master I drew from it…) trumanlibrary.gov/maps/m624-map-…
October 5, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Duplicating this lovely hecto map of the 35th divisions movements from September 26th to October 1st 1918. (The orginal and the master I drew from it…) trumanlibrary.gov/maps/m624-map-…
The gelatin is solidified. The time has come. #KitchenBattlefieldDuplication
October 5, 2026 at 11:50 PM
The gelatin is solidified. The time has come. #KitchenBattlefieldDuplication
I’m finishing up an article on how the U.S. Army “photocopied” maps and orders on the Western Front! (And testing out the methods in my kitchen ha!)
October 4, 2026 at 7:49 PM
I’m finishing up an article on how the U.S. Army “photocopied” maps and orders on the Western Front! (And testing out the methods in my kitchen ha!)
“Hey babe, whatcha cookin?”
“MAPS FOR THE MEUSE-ARGONNE OFFENSIVE.”
“MAPS FOR THE MEUSE-ARGONNE OFFENSIVE.”
October 4, 2026 at 7:47 PM
“Hey babe, whatcha cookin?”
“MAPS FOR THE MEUSE-ARGONNE OFFENSIVE.”
“MAPS FOR THE MEUSE-ARGONNE OFFENSIVE.”
So far I’ve learned that hectograph gel smells AWFUL (think burnt hair and tennis balls) and will make your significant other seriously question your cooking skills if they sniff it unaware.
October 4, 2026 at 7:39 PM
So far I’ve learned that hectograph gel smells AWFUL (think burnt hair and tennis balls) and will make your significant other seriously question your cooking skills if they sniff it unaware.
🤣 too busy writing the book!
August 16, 2026 at 1:23 PM
🤣 too busy writing the book!
But you sound *fancy* which is a win all in itself.
May 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
But you sound *fancy* which is a win all in itself.
This is a new one for me 👀
May 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This is a new one for me 👀
White smoke indicates decisions have been made, black smoke means we are setting up a working group.
May 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
White smoke indicates decisions have been made, black smoke means we are setting up a working group.
I’ve started calling work meetings “conclaves.”
May 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I’ve started calling work meetings “conclaves.”
DECISION CONVERGENT I love it
May 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
DECISION CONVERGENT I love it