This sale is for an excellent rare antique typewriter manufactured by Blickensderfer Typewriter Company in Stamford Connecticut in the early 1900\'s.The Blickensderfer Model 8 typewriter was manufactured by the Blickensderfer Manufacturing Company of Stamford, Connecticut beginning in 1908. The Blickensderfer was advertised as having one quarter of the parts that other typewriters used, allowing for easier operation, maintenance, and repair. Other features include a tabulator and a scaled with slots for carriage stops. Blickensderfer typewriters also had a patented type action using their patented “type wheel,” a metal wheel containing all the characters which would rotate and strike the paper to create the inked mark. The type wheel allowed for easier type alignment, less jamming, and an easier way to change type fonts. The simplicity of the Blickensderfer made it portable, and this model had a wooden cover with a leather handle for easy carrying. While QWERTY keyboards could be ordered, by default most Blickensderfer typewriters eschewed the QWERTY keyboard in favor of a “Scientific” keyboard that put the most used letters “D, H, I, A, T, E, N, S, O, and R” on the bottom row nearest the space bar to minimize hand movement.George C. Blickensderfer founded the Blickensderfer Manufacturing Company in Stamford, Connecticut in 1893. The Blickensderfer Manufacturing Company produced nine different models of typewriters, including an electric typewriter, and operated until George Blickenderfer’s death in 1917. The company was reformed as the Blick Typewriter Company for a few years before the Blickensderfer patents and designs were sold and manufactured by a variety of different companies.This typewriter is in amazing original condition. Even the gold pin striping looks great! The mechanisms works smoothly and correct. The original box is in good condition with some areas of wear.It would be difficult to find a better example of this typewriter.I can take additional pictures if needed.Please see photos for actual condition of typewriter as they take precedence over any written description.I will be listing a stunning Corona Sterling typewriter, so please check out my other listings.Please contact me with any questions that you may have before offerding. The item will be well packaged and insuredPayment is due within 5 days of the sales closing.Buyer must notify me within 24 hours of receiving the item if it is damaged otherwise no return is accepted.Please contact me if the shipping charge calculated seems excessive. Thank you!