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OBJECT TYPE: TYPE-BAR/FRONT-STROKE/PORTABLE
DATE: 1955
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0153.001

MANUFACTURER: Smith-Corona
MODEL: SUPER
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 5T-405598
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 SHEET & CAST METAL; SYNTHETIC KEYCAPS AND SOME FITTINGS. RUBBER PLATEN. INSIDE OF KEY COVER LINED WITH FELT..2-.3 CASE STRUCTURE PROBABLY WOOD; SYNTHETIC COVERING & CARRYING HANDLE; HARDWARE & INTERNAL MECHANISM TO SECURE TYPEWRITER ARE METAL.

Dimensions

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

Length: 37.0 cm
Width: 35.0 cm
Height: 16.3 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: SCM
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPEWRITER USED IN 1950S- 1960S.
Canada: EXAMPLE OF A CANADIAN MADE, 1950S SMITH-CORONA PORTABLE TYPEWRITER. (REF. 1)
Function: TO MECHANICALLY PRINT LETTERS, NUMBERS & SELECTED SYMBOLS ON A SINGLE SHEET OF PAPER, RAPIDLY & UNIFORMLY.
Technical: CONTINUATION OF SMITH-CORONA LINE OF PORTABLE TYPEWRITERS. ILLUSTRATES THE USE COLOUR AS A SALES FEATURE IN THE 1950S. PAPER MARGIN SLIDES ADDED TO THE TOP OF THE MACHINE (A MARKETING FEATURE BUT NOT AN "INNOVATION"). (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 "Smith-Corona" appears in upper right of typewriter body. "SUPER" printed in off-white in centre of paper support. Metal plate in lower centre front of typewriter reads "DOMINION TYPEWRITER CO./ SALES-SERVICE-RENTALS/ EM-4-2978". Serial number "5T 405598" incised on inside left frame surrounding keys..3 "Smith/ Corona/ KEYED FOR SPEED" printed on inside of lid.
Missing: TYPEWRITER APPEARS COMPLETE; RIBBON IS MISSING.
Finish: .1 FINELY WRINKLE-TEXTURED PINK ENAMEL FINISH; SMOOTH, DARKER PINK SPACE BAR; OFF-WHITE KEY CAPS, PLATEN ROLLER KNOBS AND TRIM; BLACK PLATEN; DARK BROWN FELT LINING INSIDE KEY COVER..2-.3 CASE HAS MOTTLED BROWN COVERING; INSIDE OF.3 LID HAS PALE YELLOW COVERING.
Decoration: N/A

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Smith-Corona, Typewriter, circa 1955, Artifact no. 2002.0153, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0153.001/

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