Paper, transfer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- Correction/pressure sensitive/tab
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2005.0033.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Wirth International Inc.
- MODEL
- Re-type/RF100
- LOCATION
- Hayward, California, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- White synthetic case; paper labels; synthetic and paper tabs
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 7.5 cm
- Width
- 4.2 cm
- Height
- 1.3 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Printing
- Category
- Typesetting
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Wirth
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- California
- City
- Hayward
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Remaining tabs in box appear unused. This type of product offered for sale in 2005: presumably also sold earlier.
- Canada
-
Example of one type of corrective medium used in Canada. - Function
-
Supplies small amount of white ink to be interposed between paper surface and selected typewriter type element (ie. key head, print ball, etc.), in order to cover over a misprinted character/characters. - Technical
-
One of several delivery methods for covering over unwanted print on paper. Essentially, white ink is applied only to the desired area, resulting in a very clean, uniform surface upon which new or corrected text may be printed. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "30 CORRECTION FILM TABS/ Re-type [registered trademark symbol]/ 1 1/8" x 2 3/4"/ 2.8 x 7 cm/ WIRTH INTERNATIONAL, INC., HAYWARD, CA 94545 STOCK NO. RF100". White label on box back reads "GRAND & TOY/ 0896/ GRAND & TOY/ Class 121/ $2.25".
- Missing
- Unknown. Box originally contained 30 tabs.
- Finish
- White moulded synthetic box contains white 'film tabs' interleaved with paper. Adhesive label on case front bears brown & orange text and graphics. White sticker on underside of box bears green and black text and graphics.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Wirth International Inc., Paper, transfer, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2005.0033, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2005.0033.001/
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