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OBJECT TYPE: TYPE-BAR/FRONT-STROKE/PORTABLE
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2000.0099.001

MANUFACTURER: ROYAL TYPEWRITER CO. INC.
MODEL: ELITE
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: P128698
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL TYPEWRITER, FASTENED TO WOOD BASE. TYPEWRITER HAS SOME SYNTHETIC FITTINGS; RUBBER CYLINDER.

Dimensions

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

Length: 34.0 cm
Width: 32.5 cm
Height: 15.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: ROYAL TYPEWRITER
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS TYPEWRITER WAS USED NOVEMBER 1929 +
Canada: EXAMPLE OF POPULAR MAKE AND MODEL OF TYPEWRITER SOLD AND USED INCANADA IN LATE 1920S. THIS 'ELITE' MODEL TYPEWRITER WAS SOLD BY THOMAS & CORNEY OF TORONTO, ONT. AND COAST 75.00 WHEN PURCHASED IN NOV. 1929. ORIGINAL OWNER WAS DONOR'S FATHER, MR. JOHN HERRING, ALSO OF TORONTO, ONT.
Function: TO MECHANICALLY PRINT LETTERS, NUMBERS AND SELECTED SYMBOLS ON A SINGLE SHEET OF PAPER, RAPIDLY AND UNIFORMLY.
Technical: EARLY 'PORTABLE' TYPEWRITER, ADVERTISED AS BEING "...PERFECTLY STANDARD IN EVERY RESPECT...IT'S OPERATING FEATURES ALL WORK EXACTLY AS THEY DO IN THE BIG TYPEWRITER". (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "ROYAL" appears in silver print on centre top of typewriter. All keys marked. "ROYAL/ PORTABLE", "ROYAL TYPEWRITER CO., INC. N.Y./ PROTECTED BY AMERICAN AND FOREIGN PATENTS./ MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA." and "PATENTED/ 1923 1924 1926" printed in goldtone decalling on back of typewriter body. Goldtone decal on back right reads "THOMAS AND CORNEY/ TORONTO, ON[T]". Serial number "P128698" incised in plate on back right of typewriter.
Missing: MISSING KEY CLEANING BRUSH.
Finish: TYPEWRITER BODY HAS SMOOTH SHINY BLACK ENAMEL FINISH; BRIGHT SILVER METAL FINISH ON MANY COMPONENTS & MINOR FITTINGS. FLAT BLACK COATED PAPER COVERING ON BASE HAS RIBBED APPEARANCE.
Decoration: N/A

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ROYAL TYPEWRITER CO. INC., Typewriter, before 1930, Artifact no. 2000.0099, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2000.0099.001/

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