Manual, typewriter

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Manual, typewriter

Entry/Object ID

8030a,b

Description

(a) Cover. Material: wood. Size: 15 3/8" W. x 19 1/2" L. x 12 5/8" H. Description: shaped wood - gold decal: "Caligraph". (b) Typewriter. Material: metal, textile. Size: 14" W. x 18" L. x 11 1/2" H. Description: black painted metal - double keyboard consists of six rows of keys (three for capitals and three for lower case) - platen - bell - black inked ribbon - red and gold front decal: "The Caligraph, No. 3, Manufactured by the American Writing Machine Company, New York".

Context

May have been used by J.B. Dye, former school official. The Caligraph was just a typewriter. Early companies manufacturing typewriters often chose a clever name for their machines. The term typewriter was coined in the 1840s or 1850s by John Pratt (USA). - 8030a is on Shelf C.2 and 8030b is on Shelf B.4

Cataloged By

Legacy Artifacts Import

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Manual, typewriter

Class

Written Communication T & E

Category

Tools & Eq for Communication

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Exhibitions

Notes

Jan-Mar 1996

Deaccession

D.8030a,b

Create Date

March 26, 1996

Update Date

November 21, 2024