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Antique Stenograph with Original Case c.1933
$150
ABOUT
This is an original Stenotype stenograph with Bakelite keys and original case and manual. All the keys work properly but doesn't seem to imprint on the paper.
- CREATOR Stenotype, Chicago, IL.
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DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1933.
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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.