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OBJECT TYPE: TYPE-BAR/FRONT-STROKE/PORTABLE
DATE: 1940–1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1980.0007.001

MANUFACTURER: UNDERWOOD LTD.
MODEL: UNIVERSAL
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: F1597295
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PRESSED STEEL/ PLASTIC KEYS (BLUE 'SHIFT LOCK' AND 'BACK SPACER'), rubber roller

Dimensions

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

Length: 31.7 cm
Width: 28.5 cm
Height: 13.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: UNDERWOOD
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: DATED FROM THE 1940'S (PROBABLY PRE-1945, AS POST 45 "UNDERWOOD CORP. WAS USED), THIS MACHINE APPEARS TO BE OF A STANDARD PORTABLE DESIGN MFR'D BY A CANADIAN BRANCH PLANT.
Function: TO MECHANICALLY PRINT LETTERS, NUMBERS & SELECTED SYMBOLS ON A SINGLE SHEET OF PAPER, RAPIDLY & UNIFORMLY.
Technical: REQUIRES FURTHER RESEARCH
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: NO. REQUIRES NEW RIBBON AND THROUGH CLEANING From CA of 11/25/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: GRAY CRACKLE/ BLACK KEYS/ CASE BLACK
Decoration: SILVER TRANSFER LETTERING USED FOR MFG. INFO., MARGIN SETTING, ETC.

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UNDERWOOD LTD., Typewriter, between 1940–1949, Artifact no. 1980.0007, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1980.0007.001/

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