Blickensderfer No. 6

Title

Blickensderfer No. 6

Subject

Typewriter, Hammond Typewriter Company, Type-shuttle mechanism, Hammer typing, QWERTY keyboard, Multiplex, 1920s

Description

Aluminum frame folding typewriter with standard QWERTY keyboard in three rows. Features Hammond's patented type-shuttle and hammer typing mechanism, allowing the use of two interchangeable type shuttles for typing two complete alphabets. The keyboard can fold up for portability, and the machine is complete with four sets of type.

Creator

Hammond Typewriter Company

Date

1923

Files

Citation

Hammond Typewriter Company, “Blickensderfer No. 6,” Museum of Typewriters, accessed November 9, 2025, https://museumoftypewriters.omeka.net/items/show/7.