Typewriters

This is a 1950s Underwood typewriter. The typewriter has a Hi Lo stand by a company called Metalstand. The typewriter still functions properly.

This is a 1953 Smith Corona Sterling portable typewriter. The typewriter was found on the curb being thrown out. When it was found, it was put in the museum's collection. It comes with a built in stand on the carriage to support the paper and a switch to change the ink color for ribbon that had both red and black ink. The ribbon can be changed by lifting the top cover to reveal the ribbon holders and the typebars, the pieces that stamp the letter onto the paper. Some of the levers that connect the keys to the typebars are disconnected and some of those are bent.

This is the cover of the book. The image to the left is two of the pages of the book showing what the shorthand writing style looks like.

This book is called Gregg Shorthand Dictionary. This book featured words in shorthand and what the mean in English. This book would have been used by a stenographer, a person who would use a stereotype. This book came out in 1958 and is credited to John Robert Gregg.

Stenotype paper.

This is a 1982 stenotype by Stenograph. It came with a dark grey Samsonite suitcase and luggage key. It also came with a tripod. This model was the "Reporter Model." On the back of the machine is a drawer for the paper.

The 1982 model was the first model by Stenograph that uses a plastic shell, which was made out of a type of plastic called Cycolac. The machine's case came in colors such as green, sand colors, and charcoal.


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Tripod label.