Stock ticker machine and printing mechanism stand

New York Quotation Company

1890

Brass, rubber, iron

New York Historical

A brass and iron stock ticker machine with a printing mechanism sits on a dark, textured surface against a black background. The machine features intricate gears, levers, and wiring, with a crank on the right side. This New York Quotation Company stock ticker machine would originally have had a glass dome. Its predecessor was invented in 1880 by Stephen Field of the Commerical Telegram Co. In 1889 the New York Stock Exchange took over the Commercial Telegram Co, changed the name to the New York Quotation Company, and in 1890 began manufacturing their own stock tickers. Gift of Mrs. David M. Minton Object number 1940.354ab