Dropper

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OBJECT TYPE: PLASTIC TUBE
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0617.003

MANUFACTURER: SIMPLEX TYPEWRITER CO. INC.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Ink dropper used with a typewriter. Compte-gouttes utilisé avec une machine à écrire.

Dimensions

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

Length: 5.7 cm
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 4.0 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Late 1920s to 1930s.
Canada: This toy typewriter was popular during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Considering this specific typewriter was manufactured in New York, this style was popular throughout the United States and Canada. Ce type de jouet à machine écrire était populaire vers la fin des années 1920s et au début des années 1930s. Étant donné que ce type de machine à écrire a été produit à New York, ce style a été populaire à travers les États-Unis et au Canada.
Function: Dropper used to apply precise amounts of ink to the typewriter. Compte-gouttes utilisés pour appliquer un montant précis d'encre à la machine à écrire.
Technical: This toy typewriter is simply based on a circular-index variety of typewriter. This toy typewriter was popular during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Cette machine à écrire jouet est basé sur le style d'index circulaire. Ce type de jouet à machine écrire était populaire vers la fin des années 1920s et au début des années 1930s.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Dropper with a black rubber bulb and a black synthetic lid. The dropper has a tranparent glass dispenser. Compte-gouttes avec une tête noire en caoutchouc avec un couvercle synthétique noir. Le compte-gouttes a un distributeur transparent en plastique.
Decoration: N/A

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SIMPLEX TYPEWRITER CO. INC., Dropper, before 1930, Artifact no. 2001.0617, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0617.003/

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