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OBJECT TYPE: INDEX/LINEAR
DATE: 1891–1893
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1087.001

MANUFACTURER: American Typewriter Co.
MODEL: VISIBLE
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL WITH RUBBER TYPE & ROLLER (?)/ PAPER & SYNTHETIC ON KEY PAD/ FABRIC INK PAD

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 25.5 cm
Width: 15.4 cm
Height: 7.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Printing
Category: Typesetting
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: American Typewriter
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO PROVIDE CLEAR, REASONABLY QUICK, MECHANICAL WRITING
Technical: EXAMPLE OF SHORT-LIVED MACHINE EMPLOYING RUBBER LINEAR TYPE-INDEX & UTILIZING INKING PADS RATHER THAN A RIBBON
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON FRONT: 'AMERICAN VISIBLE/ AMERICAN TYPEWRITER Co./ FOUNDED 1893/ NEW YORK/ MADE IN U.S.A./ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ PAT. U.S. & FOREIGN COUNTRIES'/ KEY PAD SHOWS EACH LETTER OF THE ALPHABET, NUMBERS 2-9 & BRACKETS, DOLLAR SIGN, PERCENT SIGN, QUESTION MARK, QUOTES, COMMA, PERIOD, COLON, APOSTROPHE, SLASH & AMPERSAND
Missing: 1 INK PAD From CA of 12/06/1994 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: PAINTED BLACK WITH GOLD-COLOURED LETTERING ON FRONT/ SILVER-COLOURED PARTS & HARDWARE/ CHARACTERS ON KEY PAD BLACK ON BONE-COLOURED BACKGROUND
Decoration: STALL DESIGN TO EACH SIDE OF LETTERING ON FRONT.

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American Typewriter Co., Typewriter, between 1891–1893, Artifact no. 1987.1087, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.1087.001/

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