TYPEWRITER, MANUAL

Description: BLACK STEEL TYPEWRITER WITH CAST IRON BASE. HAS MANUAL STRIKE KEY BOARD. EACH KEY HAS SILVER STEEL COLLAR WITH WHITE BOTTOMS WITH BLACK PRINTING. SPACEBAR IS BLACK BAKELITE. IN BOTTOM LEFT OF FRONT FACE IS STEEL STWICH WITH WHITE, RED AND BLACK TAB FACES. HAS STEEL KNOB AND POINTER. EMBOSSED ON FRONT IN WHITE IS "MADE IN CANADA" AND IN GOLD "12" IN EACH TOP CORNER. TYPEWRITER HAS PITCH SCALE MOUNTED ON TOP AT FRONT WITH BLACK BACKGROUND AND WHITE NUMBERING HAS BLACK AND RED RIBBON MOUNTED IN MACHINE. HAS BLACK RUBBER PLATEN WITH WORN BAKELITE WHEEL KNOBS AT END. ON EACH SIDE OF TYPEWRITER IS HINGED PLATE DOOR WHICH OPENS FOR ACCESS TO RIBBON WHEELS. EMBOSSED ON BACK PAPER SUPPORT IS "REMINGTON" IN LARGE GOLD LETTERS AND "REMINGTON TYPEWRITERS LTD." BENEATH IT IN SMALL LETTERS. TO THE RIGHT IS EMBOSSED RED SEAL WITH PICTURE OF BLACK TYPEWRITER IN MIDDLE. IN GOLD LETTERING AROUND IT IS "TO SAVE TIME IS TO LENGTHEN LIFE" AND "STANDARD REMINGTON TYPEWRITER TRADE MARK". EMBOSSED ON BACK IN LARGE WHITE LETTERING IS "REMINGTON". RAISED RECTANGULAR AREA AT BACK OF TYPEWRITER HAS "LS70202" STAMPED INTO IT. ON BOTTOM ARE FOUR CIRCULAR IRON FEET WITH BLACK RUBBER FEET. GLAZING ON KEYS IS CRACKLING BADLY AND YELLOWING BADLY. COMES WITH GREY PLASTIC COVERING WHICH IS NOT ORIGINAL.

History: ARTIFACT WAS USED IN THE HEAD OFFICE OF THE SOUTHERN ALBERTA SHEEP BREEDERS LTD. LOCATED IN LETHBRIDGE IN THE 1920'S AND 30'S. FOR HISTORY OF THE COMPANY AND ASSOCIATION SEE PERMANENT FILE.