San Francisco, CA
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This is an original Stenotype stenograph with Bakelite keys and original case. Leather handle on the case. All the …
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This is an original Stenotype stenograph with Bakelite keys and original case. Leather handle on the case. All the keys work properly but doesn't seem to imprint on the paper.
CREATOR Stenotype, Chicago, IL.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1930.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Steel, Metal, Bakelite.
CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
DIMENSIONS H 6 in. W 11 in. D 9 in.
HISTORY
Miles Bartholomew invented the first shorthand machine in 1877 (well, the first one that actually worked). It was consistently fine-tuned while patents were secured between 1879 and 1884. Bartholomew owned a company in Illinois, the United States Stenograph Corp., which was created around his most famous invention.
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- Dimensions
- 9ʺW × 11ʺD × 6ʺH
- Styles
- Industrial
- Period
- Early 20th Century
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Bakelite
- Leather
- Paper
- Steel
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Army Green
- Condition Notes
- see above see above less
San Francisco, CA
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