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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
More Information
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/item/2002.0153.001/
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