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Antique Stenograph with Original Case/Manual, circa 1930 (FREE SHIPPING)

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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. Date of manufacture: circa 1933. 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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