Blickensderfer Portable Typewriter, Model 8, 1908-1909
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Artifact Overview
George Blickensderfer's typewriters combined a user-friendly keyboard with the lightweight technology of a cylindrical typewheel. In the 1890s, the DHIATENSOR keyboard challenged the QWERTY layout-the layout of the first commercially successful typewriter, the Sholes & Glidden. DHIATENSOR proponents claimed it reduced stuck keys and increased typing efficiency. This typewriter may have been used by botanist Luther Burbank.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Typewriter
Date Made
1908-1909
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Manufactured by Blickensderfer Manufacturing Company
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
45.55.7
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. Luther Burbank.
Material
Iron alloy
Rubber (Material)
Wood (Plant material)
Copper alloy
Paper (Fiber product)
Leather
Cadmium
Cellulose acetate
Dimensions
Height: 6.5 in
Width: 13.0 in
Length: 10.5 in
Inscriptions
nameplate:
THE HOME BLICKENSDERFER
STAMFORD CONN. U.S.A.
front of cover:
BLICKENSDERFER
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