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Hall Type-Writer Company Index Typewriter
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Hall Type-Writer Company Index Typewriter
Category
Communication
Classification
CHENHALL - Tools & Equipment for Communication - Written Communication T&E - Writing Devices - Typewriter - Typewriter, Manual
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Manufacturer:
Hall Type Writer Company
Date Manufactured:
1881
Patent Date:
March 1, 1881
Place of Production:
New York, New York, United States of America
Physical Characteristics
Object Description: Typewriter components enclosed within wooden clamshell case with base and lid. Mechanical compoennts can be raised to angle for use and lowered back down for storage. Composed of metal framework attached to case with multiple horizontal bars. The top most bar and bottom middle bar have engraved ruler measurements. A square plate can move left/right on middle bars and is the method to produce type. On surface of plate is a smaller section with a p...
Marks: Exterior of case: "Hall Type Writer Co. Trade Mark New York." Engraved on device: "Hall Type-Writer Co. / No. 1844 / New York / Patented March 1, 1881."
Measurements: Closed:
Height: 4.25 in, Width: 15.25 in, Depth: 9 in
Weight: 8 lbs
Credit
Gift of Henry G. Hardy, 31.781
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Hall Type-Writer Company Index Typewriter
About: Hall Type-Writer Company Index Typewriter
About: Hall Type-Writer Company Index Typewriter
Thomas Hall patented the Hall Index Typewriter on March 1, 1881, making it the first index typewriter to be industrially produced. It was designed as a more affordable alternative to the traditional keyboard typewriters of the time. Unlike keyboard models, index typewriters use a non-keyboard input system. Hall’s design featured a grid of holes, each corresponding to a character, along with a pointer mechanism. To type, the user would align the pointer with the desired character and press it through the corresponding hole which imprinted the letter onto the page and automatically advanced the paper by one space.
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