Bennett Portable Typewriter, 1910-1913

Artifact

Typewriter

Date Made

1910-1913

Creators

Bennett Typewriter Company 

Bennett, Charles 

Elliot-Fisher Company 

Place of Creation

United States, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg 

Creator Notes

Invented by Charles Bennett and manufactured by the Elliot-Fisher Company for Bennett Typewriter Co. in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Keywords

Typewriters 

Covers (Overlying objects) 

Communication 

Office equipment and supplies 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

63.92.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Bakelite (TM)
Celluloid (Cellulosic)
Iron alloy
Leatherette
Rubber (Material)

Dimensions

Height: 2.375 in

Width: 5 in

Length: 10.625 in

Inscriptions

front of frame: BENNETT TYPEWRITER COMPANY, NEW YORK U.S.A paper table: BENNETT MADE IN U.S.A. cover: BENNETT