Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Typewriter |
Collection |
Oil Museum of Canada Collection |
Accession number |
OMC 1999.012 |
Catalog Number |
OMC 1999.012.001 |
Description |
Underwood all capital typewriter. Black with silver metal buttons. Red sticker on front with gold lettering that says "Underwood Elliott Fisher Limited Toronto, Canada." Measurement guide bar has gold numbers and red numbers underneath them. Used to copy telegraph in the St. Thomas CN Commercial telegraph office. |
Provenance |
Owned by Elizah Higgins. Used to copy telegraph in the St. Thomas CN Commercial Telegraph Office. |
Dimensions |
H-22.86 W-30.48 cm |
Inscription Type |
Manufacturer's Mark |
Inscription Location |
Measurement guide bar |
Inscription Text |
Copyright 1895 1923 Underwood Typewriter Company |
Inscription Language |
English |
Search Terms |
Communication Railway Telegram Telegraph Typewriter Writing |
People |
Higgins, Elizah |