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OBJECT TYPE
TYPE-BAR/FRONT-STROKE/PORTABLE
DATE
1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2000.0099.001
MANUFACTURER
ROYAL TYPEWRITER CO. INC.
MODEL
ELITE
LOCATION
New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
P128698
Part Number
1
Total Parts
4
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
ALL METAL TYPEWRITER, FASTENED TO WOOD BASE. TYPEWRITER HAS SOME SYNTHETIC FITTINGS; RUBBER CYLINDER.

Dimensions

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

Length
34.0 cm
Width
32.5 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
ROYAL TYPEWRITER
Country
United States of America
State/Province
New York
City
New York

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
THIS TYPEWRITER WAS USED NOVEMBER 1929 +
Canada
EXAMPLE OF POPULAR MAKE AND MODEL OF TYPEWRITER SOLD AND USED INCANADA IN LATE 1920S. THIS 'ELITE' MODEL TYPEWRITER WAS SOLD BY THOMAS & CORNEY OF TORONTO, ONT. AND COAST 75.00 WHEN PURCHASED IN NOV. 1929. ORIGINAL OWNER WAS DONOR'S FATHER, MR. JOHN HERRING, ALSO OF TORONTO, ONT.
Function
TO MECHANICALLY PRINT LETTERS, NUMBERS AND SELECTED SYMBOLS ON A SINGLE SHEET OF PAPER, RAPIDLY AND UNIFORMLY.
Technical
EARLY 'PORTABLE' TYPEWRITER, ADVERTISED AS BEING "...PERFECTLY STANDARD IN EVERY RESPECT...IT'S OPERATING FEATURES ALL WORK EXACTLY AS THEY DO IN THE BIG TYPEWRITER". (REF. 1)
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
"ROYAL" appears in silver print on centre top of typewriter. All keys marked. "ROYAL/ PORTABLE", "ROYAL TYPEWRITER CO., INC. N.Y./ PROTECTED BY AMERICAN AND FOREIGN PATENTS./ MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA." and "PATENTED/ 1923 1924 1926" printed in goldtone decalling on back of typewriter body. Goldtone decal on back right reads "THOMAS AND CORNEY/ TORONTO, ON[T]". Serial number "P128698" incised in plate on back right of typewriter.
Missing
MISSING KEY CLEANING BRUSH.
Finish
TYPEWRITER BODY HAS SMOOTH SHINY BLACK ENAMEL FINISH; BRIGHT SILVER METAL FINISH ON MANY COMPONENTS & MINOR FITTINGS. FLAT BLACK COATED PAPER COVERING ON BASE HAS RIBBED APPEARANCE.
Decoration
N/A

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ROYAL TYPEWRITER CO. INC., Typewriter, before 1930, Artifact no. 2000.0099, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2000.0099.001/

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