The Blickensderfer Manufacturing Company
- Date Range
- 1889 – 1919
- Title
- The Blickensderfer Manufacturing Company
- What occurred
- George Canfield Blickensderfer invented the Blickensderfer Typewriter in the 1850s. His model drew huge interest, and he rented a factory on Garden Street, Stamford, CT to manufacture them. Due to international demand, he then opened a more modern factory on Atlantic street. His company became one of the world's largest typewriter manufacturers. It employed about 200 people and produced 10,000 products per year.
- Location
- 644 Atlantic Street, Stamford CT
- Image Citation
- https://heystamford.com/2020/04/15/did-you-know-the-portable-type-writer-was-invented-in-stamford/
- Student name(s)
- Nikola Newcomer