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OBJECT TYPE: TYPE-BAR/DOWN-STROKE/BOOK
DATE: 1908
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1983.0180.001

MANUFACTURER: ELLIOTT FISHER CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: B12-82388
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON PEDESTAL/ STEEL/ SHEET METAL/ BRASS

Dimensions

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

Length: 98.0 cm
Width: 79.0 cm
Height: 90.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: ELLIOTT
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Harrisburg

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: CA. 1920-1964
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO TYPE INTO BOUND BOOKS OR INTO HEAVY CARDBOARD WITHOUT BENDING INTO A MACHINE AND REMOVING PAGES
Technical: INVENTED IN 1896 BY ROBERT L. FISHER. MACHINE ALLOWED FOR FLAT TYPING ONTO BOUND BOOKS, SUCH AS LEDGERS, WITHOUT REMOVAL OF PAGES. THIS WAS A TASK FORMERLY REQUIRING HAND WRITTEN NOTATIONS. THISMODEL, DATING FROM 1908 PERIOD TYPED BOTH UPPER & LOWER CASE. THE POSITION OF THE BOOK COULD BE ADJUSTED FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND UP & DOWN ON THE TABLE, WHICH ACTS AS A CARRIAGE FOR THE TYPEWRITER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: NO, NEEDS THOROUGH CLEANING From CA of 01/06/1995 by Tony Missio: Yes - Missing label for I key button.
Finish: BLACK ENAMEL PAINT
Decoration: GOLD TRANSFER LETTERING

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ELLIOTT FISHER CO., Typewriter, circa 1908, Artifact no. 1983.0180, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1983.0180.001/

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