Blickensderfer Desk Typewriter, Model No. 5, 1893-1896
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George Blickensderfer's typewriters combined a user-friendly keyboard (rather than an index) with the lightweight technology of a cylindrical typewheel. In the 1890s, Blickensderfer's DHIATENSOR keyboard layout challenged the QWERTY layout, the layout of the first commercially successful typewriter, the Sholes and Glidden. DHIATENSOR, argued George Blickensderfer, avoided stuck keys and increased typing efficiency.
George Blickensderfer's typewriters combined a user-friendly keyboard (rather than an index) with the lightweight technology of a cylindrical typewheel. In the 1890s, Blickensderfer's DHIATENSOR keyboard layout challenged the QWERTY layout, the layout of the first commercially successful typewriter, the Sholes and Glidden. DHIATENSOR, argued George Blickensderfer, avoided stuck keys and increased typing efficiency.
Artifact
Typewriter
Date Made
1893-1896
Creators
Blickensderfer Manufacturing Company
Blickensderfer, George C., 1850-1917
Place of Creation
United States, Connecticut, Stamford
Creator Notes
Invented by George C. Blickensderfer and manufactured by Blickensderfer Manufacturing Company in Stamford, Connecticut
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
37.154.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Nickel alloy
Wood (Plant material)
Leather
Dimensions
Height: 6 in
Width: 8 in
Length: 11.5 in
Inscriptions
front of frame: THE BLICKENSDERFER NO. 5 BLICKENSDERFER MFG. CO. 385 BROADWAY, N.Y. lower front edge of frame: PATENTED inside of cover: [operating instructions)
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