Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

4C153528

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

3

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

All metal machine has finely wrinkled texture flat black finish on exterior; silver metal parts have flat and bright finishes; off-white characters appear on round black synthetic key faces on QWERTY keyboard; selected flat black synthetic fittings include space bar and platen knobs, and feet; fabric ink ribbon in metal spools is present; rubber roller

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

33,3 cm

Largeur

32,5 cm

Hauteur

13,4 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Imprimerie

Catégorie

Composition

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

SCM

Pays

Canada

État/province

Ontario

Ville

Toronto

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Ontario

Période

1950's

Canada

Manufactured in Toronto, ON this typewriter belonged to Mrs. Charlotte Louisa McGee (donor's aunt). Originally from Belleville, McGee was a human resources office manager for Ontario Hydro. She purchased this typewriter for home use, although it is thought she may have used it to type work-related documents from home. [Ref. 1]

Fonction

To mechanically print characters on a piece of paper, both rapidly and uniformly.

Technique

The L.C. Smith & Corona Typewriter Company was formed in January, 1926 when a merger between L.C. Smith & Bros. and Corona occurred. The Smith-Corona portable line of computers emerged after the stock market crash of 1929, introducing a variety of brightly-coloured models as well as the "Clipper" brand name in 1935. In 1938, the company introduced the "speedline" body which was characterized by a sleek design with a matte finish (to reduce glare). The first model introduced with the "speedline" design was the "Standard", a characteristic workhorse of the time. Typewriter production was discontinued during WWII when the government ordered the company to assist in war efforts to manufacture rifles. However, by 1943, a sudden need for writing eq. forced L.C.S. & C. to recommence the assembly of typewriters. The "speedline" body was resumed and became the main distinguishing feature of Smith-Corona typewriters from 1938 to 1949. Post-war, the "speedline" decreased in popularity and was only seen in "Sterling", "Silent" and "Clipper" models. This body variant was used until the mid 1950's when it finally gave way to the decade's newer line of portables. The Standard/Clipper model continued in popularity and was produced well into the 1950's: by then, it bore the company's new name- "Smith-Corona". The Standard/Clipper model lacked some of the newer and more impressive features available at that time; however, it greatly outsold other costly models. Many people were convinced that it gave them the most value for their money. [Ref. 1]

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

"Smith - Corona/ Made in Canada" and "Clipper" appears in gold tone print on coverplate. Serial number "4C153528" stamped into inner surface of frame, on right side. "L C Smith & Corona Typewriters/ OF CANADA LIMITED" appears in goldtone print on frame back. Typewriter keys are labelled. "Floating/ Shift" stamped within circular border into face of type guide.

Manque

Appears complete.

Fini

All metal machine has finely wrinkled texture flat black finish on exterior; silver metal parts have flat and bright finishes; off-white characters appear on round black synthetic key faces on QWERTY keyboard; selected flat black synthetic fittings include space bar and platen knobs, and feet; fabric ink ribbon in metal spools is present; rubber roller

Décoration

Stylized illustration of airplane (Boeing B-314/ Pan-Am Clipper) decorates coverplate.