"Blickensderfer 6" typewriter, c. 1906
George C. Blickensderfer; Manufacturer: Blickensderfer Manufacturing Companyexpand_more
Aluminum, other metalsexpand_more
The Modernism Collection, gift of Norwest Bank Minnesotaexpand_more 98.276.279.1
Not on Viewexpand_more
The Blickensderfer model 6 was the the portable typewriter 2.0--an improvement over the Model 5 that had debuted at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. The Model 6 was made of aluminum, rendering it lightweight, and like its predecessor, contained a fraction of the parts that made up its desktop contemporaries. Its rotating type wheel allowed for a speedy change in typefaces. Dubbed the "Five-Pound Private Secretary," the Model 6 was portable and durable; the company touted it in advertisements as being, "in every way, a high class machine." Like our own laptop computers and tablets today, it helped revolutionize work and communication while on the go.
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- Title
- "Blickensderfer 6" typewriter
- Artist Life
- 1850-1917
- Role
- Designer
- Accession Number
- 98.276.279.1
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