Typewriter, toy

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OBJECT TYPE: TYPE-WHEEL
DATE: 1935
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0278.001

MANUFACTURER: MARX, LOUIS & CO.
MODEL: DIAL
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Steel (sheet), stamped/pressed; rubber paper grippers on carriage; wooden platen thumb-wheels

Dimensions

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

Length: 28.7 cm
Width: 14.5 cm
Height: 15.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Child's toy typewriter considered by some to be educational
Technical: EXAMPLE OF CHILD'S EDUCATIONAL TOY, THE DESIGN OF WHICH IS BASED ON EARLIER ADULT MODELS (IE. VELOGRAPH)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "Dial/M X R/Patent Pending/Typewriter" printed in white on dial centre; "A" to "Z", "&", "1"-"9", ".","-", "," printed in black around perimeter of dial/"Made in U.S.A." printed in white below scale on carriage.
Missing: Appears complete From CA of 12/02/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: Base:black enamel; simulated keyboard painted on base:cream characters on red "keys", on cream backing; typedial:white with black characters arranged around outside of dial;centre of dial contains black outlined white printing of mfg. info. on a red background.
Decoration: N/A

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MARX, LOUIS & CO., Typewriter, toy, circa 1935, Artifact no. 1986.0278, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0278.001/

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