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- OBJECT TYPE
- TYPE-BAR/UP-STROKE/GRASSHOPPER
- DATE
- 1895–1900
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1975.0060.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Yost
- MODEL
- 4
- LOCATION
- United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- 34380
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST IRON, RUBBER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 25.5 cm
- Width
- 24.0 cm
- Height
- 35.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Printing
- Category
- Typesetting
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Yost
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- EARLY 1900
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
UNIQUE GRASSHOPPER TYPE-BAR MECHANISM WITH THE TYPE FALLING BACK AGAINST AN INK PAD, THEREBY ELIMINATING THE RIBBON. (RIBBONS GAVE A LOT OF TROUBLE IN EARLY MACHINES). - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'YOST #4' IN GOLD
- Missing
- 1 KEY PAD From CA of 12/09/1994 by Tony Missio: Yes - No inking mechanism; one key button missing.
- Finish
- BLACK ENAMEL
- Decoration
- GOLD LETTERING/ PIN STRIPING
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Yost, Typewriter, circa 1895–1900, Artifact no. 1975.0060, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1975.0060.001/
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