Machine - Stenotype (Palantype) - Museum of Transport and Technology, New Zealand

Object detail

Accession number

1985.49

Maker

The Palantype Company Ltd

Description

Stenotype machine - "Palantype". Black, crinkle-finish, metal box, slightly triangular uppermost surface with leather grab handle. 2 fasteners, 1 on either side; box opens as one piece, hinged at the middle - stenotype machine fitted into one half. Conventional typewriter: 26 keys plus 3 features, acting onto a roll of paper fed from below. Printing in red or blue.

Marks

PALANTYPE / REGD. TRADE MARK Painted
"PALANTYPE" STENOTYPE MACHINE / SERIAL No. RP4736 Maker's Plate

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal

Credit Line

The Palantype Company Ltd. Machine - Stenotype (Palantype), 1985.49. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Typewriter Tools & Equipment for Communication Written Communication T&E Writing Devices

Collection type

Telecommunication Communications Technology

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Machine - Stenotype (Palantype)