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OBJECT TYPE: TYPE-WHEEL
DATE: 1898–1912
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1088.001

MANUFACTURER: Chicago Writing Machine Co.
MODEL: CHICAGO
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL WITH SYNTHETIC PARTS/ COVER IS SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 32.0 cm
Width: 27.5 cm
Height: 15.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Chicago
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO PROVIDE A QUICK & LEGIBLE MEANS OF WRITING.
Technical: EQUIPPED WITH INTERCHANGABLE TYPE-SLEEVES, THE CHICAGO WAS SO DESIGNED THAT THE PAPER WAS PRESSED AGAINST THE CHARACTER FROM BEHIND BY A VULCANITE HAMMER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON FRONT: 'The Chicago/ Pat'd Sep. 17, 1889. Feb. 10, 1891. May 3, 1892.'/ KEYS MARKED WITH EACH LETTER OF ALPHABET EXCEPT 'U', ALSO 1-5 & 7-0, OTHER MARKINGS ON KEYS: '? ( ) / - & " *:;'/ ALSO DOLLAR SIGN, POUNDS STERLING SIGN, PERCENT, CENT, NUMBER,COMMA, PERIOD, EXCLAMATION MARKS & 'AT' SYMBOL/ FRACTIONS ARE '1/8, 1/4, 1/2'/ ONE KEY READS 'FIG.' & ONE 'CAP.'/ HAS CALIBRATED SCALE 0-70 IN FRONT OF ROLLER/ COVER MARKED 'SIMCOE/ BUSINESS MACHINES/ 69 DUNLOP ST. WEST/ BARRIE PA-8-4824'
Missing: 2 KEYS MISSING, NO RIBBON From CA of 12/19/1994 by Tony Missio: Yes - Missing one key button, most of another.
Finish: PAINTED BLACK, GOLD-COLOURED LETTERING ON FRONT/ MOSTLY BONE-COLOURED KEYS/ SILVER & BLACK-COLOURED WORKING PARTS, SILVER-COLOURED HARDWARE, SILVER-COLOURED PARTS CONSIDERABLY DARKENED/ COVER GREY WITH SILVER-COLOURED PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Chicago Writing Machine Co., Typewriter, between 1898–1912, Artifact no. 1987.1088, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.1088.001/

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