Accession Number: 2009.24.5
Description: Rectangular plywood board, rounded edges, glossy orange-brown finish, oak on top, softwood on bottom; four nickel bars with acorn finials on ends screwed to four edges of board, defining the writing surface; top bar has a spring loaded wire paper clamp, opened by a small lever handle in center; left bar is notched at 3/8" intervals, a nickel plate writing guide is wrapped around bar and engages notches as it slides up and down bar, a second spring loaded bar is mounted on the guide; top edge of both main guide and the secondary bar are rolled; stamped on guide bar, "THE AUTOMATIC WRITER/PATENTED Sept 14, 1897".
Height: 12.375
Width: 7.5
Depth: 1
Date Made: ca. 1897
Maker: Black, Edith Ferguson
Place of Origin: Los Angeles, CA
Collection: AFB Migel Memorial Library Collection
History/Provenance: AFB Migel Memorial Library Collection
Credit Line: AFB Migel Memorial Library Collection, 2009.24
Subjects: Boards (writing) Pencil writing
Dimension Notes: overall
Made: Black, Edith Ferguson
Material: Wood, nickel
Updated: 06/21/2019
