Blickensderfer Desk Typewriter, Model No. 5, 1893-1896
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Artifact Overview
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 Details
Artifact
Typewriter
Date Made
1893-1896
Place of Creation
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
59.63.13
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Wood (Plant material)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 12 in
Depth: 6 in
Inscriptions
nameplate: NO. 5 BLICKENSDERFER TYPEWRITER STAMFORD CONN., U.S.A.
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