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OBJECT TYPE: TYPE-WHEEL
DATE: 1910
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0277.001

MANUFACTURER: Bennett Typewriter Co.
MODEL: BENNETT
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 33244
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Plated iron casting; steel metal base; steel type bars

Dimensions

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

Length: 31.0 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Height: 5.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Bennett
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Technical: Typological example of a particularly high quality, compact portable typewriter of the early 20th Century (see supp. info.)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "Bennett/Made In U.S.A." printed in red on carriage plate/"Reverse Ribbon" printed in red on top plate/ "Bennett Typewriter Company, New York, U.S.A." printed in red along lower front edge of base
Missing: Screw missing ot rear of unit to keep carriage from moving when not in use/ 1 rubber foot pad and screw are missing From CA of 11/21/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: Plated iron casting; steel type bars, etc.
Decoration: N/A

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Bennett Typewriter Co., Typewriter, circa 1910, Artifact no. 1986.0277, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0277.001/

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