Oliver No. 9

Object/Artifact

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Raupp Museum

Name/Title

Oliver No. 9

Entry/Object ID

2000.02.284

Description

Typewriter with dark green metal casing and plastic buttons. The number 9 model is distinguished by right and left shift keys and a two-color ribbon. Oliver's are "down strike" typewriters, meaning the typebars strike the roller from above. It allows the full page to be visible as the text is being entered. The typebar is bent in a bow (forming an inverted "U" shape) and rest in "towers" on the sides of the typewriter. A three-row QWERTY keyboard with white plastic keys. Logo printed in gold on the upper front of casing and lower front casing.

Made/Created

Date made

1915 - 1922

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

16 in

Length

14 in

Material

Metal, Plastic

Condition

Overall Condition

Good