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The Blickensderfer Typewriter was invented by George Canfield Blickensderfer (1850?1917) and patented on April 12, 1892. Blickensderfer was a nephew of John Celivergos Zachos, the inventor of the stenotype.[1] Two models, the Model 1 and the Model 5, were unveiled to the public at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. They were intended to compete with larger Remington, Hammond and Yost typewriters, and were the first truly portable, full-keyboard typewriters. The design also enabled the typist to see the typed work at a time when most typewriters were under-strike machines that concealed the writing. When Blickensderfer unveiled his small Model 5 at the 1893 World's Fair, and a stripped-down version of his larger more complex Model 1 machine, these revolutionary features attracted huge crowds and many orders.