TYPEWRITER, MANUAL

Description: 1. MANUAL TYPEWRITER, IN RECTANGULAR WOOD CASE. OUTSIDE OF CASE IS COVERED IN BROWN VINYL; INSIDE IS LINED WITH GREEN FELT. THERE IS A HANDLE AND A LOCKING MECHANISM ON FRONT OF CASE. ON INSIDE BOTTOM OF CASE ARE TWO LEVERS TO WHICH TYPEWRITER CAN BE ATTACHED. TYPEWRITER IS LIGHT GREY, WITH DARK GREY KEYS. ON FRONT OF TYPEWRITER IS "REMINGTON" "LETTER-RITER". TYPEWRITER HAS A RED & BLACK RIBBON IN IT. TYPEWRITER IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL. 2. RIBBON IN BOX. 1.9CM(H) X 6.5CM(L) X 6.4CM(W). BOX IS BLUE AND WHITE. FRONT OF BOX READS "ATLAS BUSINESS MACHINE RIBBON RUBAN POUR MACHINES DE BUREAU". INSIDE ARE TWO BLACK PLASTIC SPOOLS WITH A RED AND BLACK RIBBON WOUND AROUND THEM; RIBBON IS ENCASED IN A SEALED, CLEAR, PLASTIC BAG. 3. CORRECTION TAPE. 0.8CM(H) X 8.0CM(L) X 4.4CM(W). MULTIPLE PLASTIC STRIPS (MOST ARE STUCK TOGETHER) WITH YELLOW PRINT ON THEM, THAT READ "LIFT-OFF CORRECTION TABS". STRIPS ARE IN A WHITE PLASTIC CASE. TOP OF CASE READS "LIFT-OFF TABS 48 TABS", IN GOLD.

History: DONOR RECEIVED TYPEWRITER FROM HIS FATHER (HUGH Y. SHILLIDAY) UPON HIS PASSING IN 1968. DONOR USED TYPEWRITER UP UNTIL THE EARLY 1980S, FOR PERSONAL USES ONLY. DONOR KEPT TYPEWRITER AFTER THIS FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS. DONOR HAS BEEN A RESIDENT OF LETHBRIDGE SINCE 1967; CAME FROM PEACE RIVER. DONOR WAS A SCHOOL TEACHER AT WINSTON CHURCHILL UNTIL 1999 (TOTAL 40 YEAR CAREER). ORIGINAL OWNER, HUGH SHILLIDAY, USED IT FOR BUSINESS AND PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE. IT WAS PROBABLY PURCHASED IN THE LATE 1920S OR EARLY 1930S. FAMILY FELT TYPEWRITER WAS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT EVOKES FOND MEMORIES FOR THEM OF HEARING IT IN USE AND THE ANTICIPATION OF THE LETTERS THAT WERE TYPED ON IT. HUGH SHILLIDAY WAS BORN IN THE GALT HOSPITAL JUNE 1, 1909. HE LIVED IN PEACE RIVER COUNTRY AND WAS A BARBER. *NOTE* WHEN DISPLAYED LIST DONOR AS MRS. J. SHILLIDAY.