Try photographing it with 'an alternate light source' - ultraviolet light might highlight the used parts.
Or, use a regular light, but at a very low angle, in the hope that the indentations will cast shadows suitable for Photography.
I don't think a scanner will work, but you won't damage the carbon paper by trying.
Scan results in an image of your document being sent to your computer whereas copy puts an image of your original on paper.
Yes, a scanner is like a copy machine. If it is on the paper, it will be copied into the digital image. You may use photo editing software to remove any marks or flaws that you do not wish to keep.
one way you can do is to trace the drawing using tracing paper. you can also use carbon paper but the result is somewhat messy. if you prefer to go digital, you can just scan it into the computer and have it printed out.
When you scan a document it puts a copy into the computer attached to the scanner or the memory of the scanner. But copying is a one time shot and you can not retrieve a copy of what you put through again.
Scan & print.
You would have to scan the paper into a scanner or a multifunctional device that contains a printer and a scanner. You might also have to have a program to let you scan the image in. Then you can save it to the computer.
If it has a <Scan> button push it and then scroll to the output format (copy, file, etc.)
when you try to scan a watermarked paper or dollar, the watermark will not copy, causing the copied version not to have the watermark. No watermark, not the original... sounds like a good security feature to me!
Copy? Printer can't copy, they first ionize the paper with positive charge with the area needed to be printed. The ink is negatively charged and thus opposite charge attract, the ink goes on paper. The printer then superheats it to glue it permanently together. Thou copying implies that you first scan the document and store it into a memory buffer inside the machine and output it to the paper. http://computer.howstuffworks.com/inkjet-printer3.htm This link might guide you on printer.
The midrange Brother multipurpose printers can copy, print, scan and fax, all for roughly $100, which is a very fair price.
Copy hour page
You can first scan the paper. Then you install a OCR software. scan the image file and voila! you have converted the text into computer editable format.