1882 Bartholomew Stenograph #483
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Guillermo Fernandez Boan (ORTBRAKER)
Created: 10-09-2022 at 12:30PM
Last Edit: 10-09-2022 at 12:48PM
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Description:
This is an early example of the stenograph invented by Miles Bartholomew in 1877.
It was manufactured by Bartholomew's company, the United States Stenograph Corporation of East St. Louis, Illinois (and was used as late as 1937 by official reporters).
Its ten keys could be depressed one at a time (a letter at a stroke) to create a series of dots and dashes, much like Morse code.
Miles Bartholomew was an official court reporter and for his creation he is considered the "Father of the Stenograph."
The Bartholomew Stenograph was the first machine to attain a degree of success in the reporting field, and despite new technologies, later stenograph models remain nowadays in use in Courts all around the world, as a reliable mode of registering events during court sessions.
This is a complete example, with its corresponding paper roll, ink ribbon, and leather case.
Not many Bartholomew stenographers remain in this remarkable condition.
Undoubtfully one of my typewriters collection jewels.
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Hunter: Guillermo Fernandez Boan (ORTBRAKER)
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