General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

4

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Original box used to store a toy typewriter. Boîte originale utilisé pour entreposer une machine à écrire type jouet.

Dimensions

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

Length

13.0 cm

Width

18.0 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

Original box used to store toy typewriter when not in use. Boîte original utilisée pour entreposer la machine à écrire lorsqu'il n'est pas utilisé.

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 cover of the box: " SPECIAL DEMONSTRATED MODEL A /. SIMPLEX /. TRADE MARK /. TYPEWRITER /. SAMPLE OF WORK /. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXZ., 1234567890 /. DIRECTIONS AND SIMPLEX COPYING INK ENCLOSED. /. PRINT 36 CHARACTERS ANY LENGTH PAPER OR CARD: 5 INCHES WIDE. /. INKED, TESTED AND READY FOR US. TAKE ONE HOME AND TRY IT. " On each side of the box: " SIMPLEX /. TRADE MARK " On the inside of the cover of the box, reads in part: " DIRECTIONS /. FOR OPERATING /. TO ADJUST PAPER: (...) /. TO WRITE: (...) /. TO INK: (...) /. CAUTION: (...) `. USE ONLY SIMPLEX TYPEWRITER INK /. PRICE 15 CENTS A TUBE /. MAILED TO YOUR ADDRESS /. SIMPLEX TYPEWRITER CO., INC. /. 210 ELEVENTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, U.S.A."

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Original two-piece cardboard box. Box has black text on its surface and inside the lid. Each corner of the box has a metal support. Boîte originale à deux morceaux. La boîte a de l'écriture noire sur la surface et à l'intérieur du couvercle. Chaque coin de la boîte a un appui en métal.

Decoration

N/A