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OBJECT TYPE: Manual
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.0982.001

MANUFACTURER: Underwood
MODEL: 5
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 3806036-5
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Predom. steel; cloth ribbon; plastic platen knobs.

Dimensions

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

Length: 39.5 cm
Width: 32.0 cm
Height: 24.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Communications
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Underwood
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Possibly 1950's or 1960's.
Canada: Unknown
Function: To print type written text on paper; this particular typewriter has no authenticated connection with Trans-Canada Air Lines; but was acquired by TCA as a typical example of the typewriters they used in their early years.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Lettering on platen reads: "UNDERWOOD"; numbers stamped on frame reads: "3806036-5".
Missing: Plates or adhesive stickers on paper table & on front panel above keyboard.
Finish: Predom. painted black; silver brackets at either end of platen & paper table; red & white graduations & numbering on margins guide; white characters on keys.
Decoration: None.

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Underwood, Typewriter, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1991.0982, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1991.0982.001/

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