General Information

Serial #

26945

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASTINGS (FRAME)/ PLATED BRASS (NICKEL & CHROME)/ WOODEN BASE

Dimensions

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

Length

34.0 cm

Width

38.0 cm

Height

16.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Printing

Category

Typesetting

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Williams

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

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

THE INVENTION OF W. KIDDER, AN AMERICAN INVENTORY OF JOB PRESSES, IN 1892, IT WAS APPARENTLY DEVELOPED IN ASSOCIATION WITH C.C. COLBY OF QUEBEC BUT THE NATURE OF THE PARTNERSHIP IS UNCLEAR IN THE REFERENCES. ALTHOUGH PAT'D IN 1892, IT IS CLAIMED THAT CANADIAN MFR. DID NOT BEGIN UNTIL1895. THE U.S. VERSION MANUFACTURED IN PLATTSBURG WAS CALLED THE WELLINGTON. THIS MACHINE INCORPORATED A UNIQUE SYSTEM OF RADIAL TYPE BARS WHICH WERE THRUST FORWARD TO STRIKE THE PLATEN. A DOUBLE LEFT HAND SHIFT WAS INCLUDED FOR FIGS. & CAPS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

TWO TRANSFERS ON TOP OF MACHINE: 1) 'THE EMPIRE' GOLD LETTERING WITH GREEN SHADING; 2) SUPPLIERS' DECAL- GOLD LETTERING ON RED

Missing

NO; BUT REQUIRES THOROUGH CLEANING From CA of 12/07/1994 by Tony Missio: Yes - Missing handle from case lid.

Finish

PAINTED BLACK ENAMEL (SOME MINOR CHIPPING & RUBBING- KEYBAR FINISH WORN)

Decoration

N/A