Auto-Typist Self-Operating Typewriter, 1930-1935
THF85744 / Auto-Typist Self-Operating Typewriter, 1930-1935
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Typewriter
Date Made
1930-1935
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Typewriter made by Underwood Typewriter Co. and cabinet by Macpherson-Eames Mfg. Co. in Chicago, Illinois.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2010.3.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mae and Sophie Freedland.
Material
Composite material
Wood (Plant material)
Brass (Alloy)
Vinyl
Dimensions
Height: 47.5 in
Width: 38 in
Length: 29 in
Inscriptions
On front of upper cabinet: The/ Auto-Typist/ SELF-OPERATING/ TYPEWRITER
On button: STOP
On button: START/ WRITING
On button: SKIP/ PARAGRAPH
On button: FORWARD
On button: REWIND
On typewriter: Underwood
On typewriter: No 5/ UNDERWOOD STANDARD/ TYPEWRITER/ No 5
On label on panel: MANUFACTURED BY/ THE MACPHERSON-EAMES MFG. CO./ CHICAGO, U.S.A./ PATENTS PENDING
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