Smith Premier No. 2 Typewriter

Object/Artifact

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Smith Premier No. 2 Typewriter

Entry/Object ID

NU 2020.17.1

Description

A Smith Premier No. 2 Typewriter mounted on a wooden board. Typewriter appears to be completely intact, with white keys for lowercase letters, and black keys for uppercase letters.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Smith-Premier Typewriter Co.

Date made

1896

Time Period

19th Century

Edition

No. 2

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Front base of typewriter

Transcription

Smith Premier No. 2.

Language

English

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Base of the platen

Transcription

The Smith Premier Typewriter

Language

English

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Typewriter

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Devices

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Accession Number

Other Number

94

Dimensions

Height

12-3/4 in

Width

16 in

Depth

14-1/2 in

Materials

Material

Wood, Metal, Composition

Material Notes

Composition = plastic

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Mrs. Frederie M. Gibbs

Notes

Donor

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gift of Mrs. Frederie M. Gibbs

Owner/Agent

Mrs. Frederie M. Gibbs

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquisition Date

Jan 3, 1970