The DACTYLE name was that applied to the Blickensderfer when assembled and sold in France, and while these machines may not be 100% European-built, they are nevertheless of interest to collectors today -- and so we will display a few of them from Tilman's collection.
DACTYLE NO. 3  Serial 134537
DACTYLE NO. 8  Serial 159172
DACTYLE   Serial 170378  Introduced about 1893; alumimum lightweight.  Label indicates "H E LONGINI BRUXELLE" or Brussels.
DACTYLE   Also aluminum-framed; serial 182221.
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All machines this page courtesy Tilman Elster.