Abstract: A facsimile device of a type having a rotary drum and clamping bars movable toward and away from the drum surface to cooperate, when moved toward the drum surface, together with the drum surface in clamping therebetween the leading and trailing ends of a sheet. The device has a combination of electric and mechanical means adapted to control the movements of the first and the second clamping bars in response to the manual opening and closing action of a manually operable drum cover or the like member, such that, as the drum cover or the like is moved to the closing position, the sheet placed at a predetermined position is automatically picked up and wound around the drum and, as the drum cover or the like member is moved to the opening position, the sheet is automatically released and returned to the predetermined position.