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OBJECT TYPE: THRUST
DATE: 1892
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1974.0087.001

MANUFACTURER: WILLIAMS MFG. CO.
MODEL: EMPIRE
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ FIBRE

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.2 cm
Width: 30.5 cm
Height: 35.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Williams
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: The "Empire" is the Canadian version of the American typewriter called the "Wellington", which was manufactured in Plattsburg, New York. The German version of this same typewriter is known as the "Adler" [Ref: S. Cadieux, email, 19 Apr 2006]
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: From CA of 12/06/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: BLACK METAL WITH NICKEL PLATED CARRIAGE, RETURN LEVER, BELL, RIBBON DRUM/ LETTERS ARE CAPITALS/ RIBBON BLACK ON TOP, RED ON BOTTOM/ LETTERS ARE ON VERTICAL BARS WHICH MOVE FORWARD AND STRIKE THE PAPER/ CARRIAGE MOVES UP AND DOWN TO BE IN LINE WITH DIFFERENT LETTERS OR RIBBON COLOUR/ CARRIAGE RETURNED BY A CHAIN WOUND AROUND A DRUM WITH BELL TO SIGNAL END OF LINE/ OPERABLE, NEEDS CLEANING & NEW RIBBON
Decoration: N/A

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WILLIAMS MFG. CO., Typewriter, after 1892, Artifact no. 1974.0087, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1974.0087.001/

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