Typewriter, toy

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OBJECT TYPE
N/A
DATE
1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2001.0617.001
MANUFACTURER
SIMPLEX TYPEWRITER CO. INC.
MODEL
Special Demonstrated Model A
LOCATION
New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
4
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
Simplex toy typewriter. Machine à écrire type jouet Simplex.

Dimensions

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

Length
10.7 cm
Width
17.3 cm
Height
5.5 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Printing
Category
Typesetting
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
SIMPLEX TYPEWRITER
Country
United States of America
State/Province
New York
City
New York

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
Late 1920s to 1930s.
Canada
This toy typewriter was popular during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Considering this specific typewriter was manufactured in New York, this style was popular throughout the United States and Canada. Ce type de jouet à machine écrire était populaire vers la fin des années 1920s et au début des années 1930s. Étant donné que ce type de machine à écrire a été produit à New York, ce style a été populaire à travers les États-Unis et au Canada.
Function
This small typewriter is an example of a child's printing machine toy. Cette machine à écrire en version jouet est un exemple de jouet d'imprimerie pour enfants.
Technical
This toy typewriter is simply based on a circular-index variety of typewriter. This toy typewriter was popular during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Cette machine à écrire jouet est basé sur le style d'index circulaire. Ce type de jouet à machine écrire était populaire vers la fin des années 1920s et au début des années 1930s.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
The surface of the circular-index wheel reads in part: " SIMPLEX TYPEWRITER /. TRADEMARK /. SPECIAL /. DEMONSTRATED /. MODEL /. A /. MANUFACTURERS AND PATENTEES /. SIMPLEX TYPEWRITER CO. INC. NEW YORK, U.S.A "
Missing
Appears complete
Finish
Small metal toy typewriter. The primary metal frame of the typewriter is painted in forest green. The metal base is painted in red. The front of the typewriter has a small black rotating knobs on each side. The surface of the typewriter has a circular-index wheel with a black textured surrounding the wheel. The inside of the wheel has a series of black letters, numbers, manufacture and patent information on a cream coloured background. On the front of the panel, there is a series of numbers written in black with a cream coloured background. Petite machine à écrire en métal. Le cadre primaire en métal de la machine à écrire est peinturé en vert forêt. La base en métal est peinturée en rouge. Le devant de la machine a un petit bouton rotatif sur chaque côté. La surface de la machine a une roue à index-circulaire avec un contour noir texturé. La partie intérieure de la roue a une série de lettres, nombres et d'information de brevet et de manufacturier écrit en noir sur un arrière-plan en couleur crème. Sur le devant du panneau, il y a une série de numéros écrits en noir avec un arrière-plan en couleur crème.
Decoration
N/A

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SIMPLEX TYPEWRITER CO. INC., Typewriter, toy, before 1930, Artifact no. 2001.0617, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0617.001/

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