Auto-Typist Self-Operating Typewriter, 1930-1935
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Typewriter
Date Made
1930-1935
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Illinois, Chicago
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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