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OBJECT TYPE: THRUST
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0057.001

MANUFACTURER: UNDERWOOD
MODEL: CHAMPION
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 26
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal and synthetic casing and parts/leather-like cover

Dimensions

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

Length: 40.2 cm
Width: 46.0 cm
Height: 24.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: UNDERWOOD
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO MECHANICALLY PRINT LETTERS, NUMBERS & SELECTED SYMBOLS ON A SINGLE SHEET OF PAPER, APIDLY & UNIFORMLY.
Technical: Each type-bar has two characters and is operated by two keys. Depression of the key thrusts the bar forward close to the platen and locates it vertically at the level corresponding to the selected letter, characters are pressed not struck against paper
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: White and gold lettering reading "Underwood Noiseless/MADE IN CANADA"/gold "CHAMPION" on space-bar/ gold "Underwood" on carriage/incised "26" on underside
Missing: N/A
Finish: Black glossy and wrinkle finish/plated parts/black and green keys and parts/black cover
Decoration: Gold lettering on keys/grey logo on cover reading "UNDERWOOD SPEEDS THE WORLD'S BUSINESS"

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UNDERWOOD, Typewriter, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.0057, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0057.001/

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