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OBJECT TYPE: hard bodied
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0617.002

MANUFACTURER: SIMPLEX TYPEWRITER CO. INC.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Glass container repurposed to store ink. Conteneur en verre réutilisé pour entreposer de l'encre.

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 3.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 7.5 cm
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: Container used to store and protect ink used with this typewriter. Conteneur utilisé pour entreposer et protéger de l'encre utilisée avec une machine à écrire.
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: On the film on the container: " MSC /. HYDRODIURIL /. 50 MG EACH /. FOR ORAL USE ONLY /. LITERATURE AVAILABLE TO PHYSICIANS ON REQUEST /. SOLD "
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Small glass container with a light blue lid. The container has a dark blue and purple film with some text. Petit conteneur en verre avec un couvercle bleu pâle. Le couvercle a une couche bleu foncée et mauve avec de l'écriture.
Decoration: N/A

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SIMPLEX TYPEWRITER CO. INC., Container, before 1930, Artifact no. 2001.0617, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0617.002/

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