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Functional object - Object, Stainsby-Wayne embossed shorthand typewriter with spool of paper, 1930-1940's

  • Black metal typewriter which has seven keys and a small reel of paper

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  • Cork holding paper in place on black metal typewriter

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  • Black metal typewriter which has seven hinges and a small reel of paper

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  • Steel plate on typewriter with name and manufacturer information

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  • Black metal typewriter which has seven keys and a small reel of paper

    Untitled image

  • Black metal typewriter which has seven keys and a small reel of paper
  • Cork holding paper in place on black metal typewriter
  • Black metal typewriter which has seven hinges and a small reel of paper
  • Steel plate on typewriter with name and manufacturer information
  • Black metal typewriter which has seven keys and a small reel of paper

Historical information

Henry Stainsby (1859-1925), Supt. of the Birmingham Royal Institution for the Blind, (later General Secretary of the British & Foreign Blind Association) along with Birmingham manufacturer Albert Wayne, introduced their Shorthand Braille Writer, circa 1910-1940. Used at the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind.
These machines were often supplied with a case, to deaden the sound when in use. The machine was designed to take down verbatim reports from dictation. As the strip of paper passes automatically through the machine, no time is needed to adjust the paper or the machine for each line. Speeds of 80 - 140 words per minute can be obtained.

Physical description

Black metal typewriter which has seven keys and a small reel of paper

Inscriptions & markings

415 Stainsby-Wayne
Embossed Shorthand Typewriter
Patented
* Alfred Wayne *
Birm, ENG

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