TOY, TYPEWRITER
https://collections.galtmuseum.com/link/artifact4556
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date
- 1925
- Materials
- IRON, TIN, CARDBOARD
- No. Pieces
- 3
- Length
- 16.8
- Width
- 10.7
- Description
- SIMPLEX MODEL A "SPECIAL DEMONSTRATED" TOY TYPEWRITER, PROBABLY MISSING PART(S). RUBBER LETTERS PRESS INTO INK PADS. CONSISTS OF A DIAL FOR SELECTING LETTERS RESTING ON FRAMEWORK FOR HOLDING PAPER & INK PADS. C/W BOX IN POOR COND. TYPEWRITER IS GREEN, RED, BLACK, AND WHITE. ON DIAL IS LISTED A SERIES OF PATENT NUMBERS. INSIDE BOX OF LID HAS DIRECTIONS FOR OPERATING. REMMANTS OF PAPER LABEL ON BASE OF BOX.
- Subjects
- TOY
- Historical Association
- LEISURE
- History
- SIMPLEX TYPEWRITER INC. NEW YORK. DONOR STATES TOY BELONGED TO BETH TOOMER OF MAGRATH & DATES TO 1925. "KOVELS ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBILES 1988" GIVES A PRICE RANGE OF $25-35.
- Catalogue Number
- P19890008001
- Acquisition Date
- 1989-03
- Collection
- Museum
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