portable typewriter / Thomas MacDonagh

Portable typewriter used by Thomas MacDonagh. Preserved in the family since his execution, with maker's name-plate 'Blickensderfer / Newcastle-on-Tyne / Made in U.S.A. / 7'. Letters and other symbols on a rotating cylinder held in position over the roller and operated from a keyboard in front. Typewriter is in wooden case. c 13" by 11" by 6.5".;