Underwood Standard Typewriter, No. 5., Used by George Washington Carver at the Tuskegee Institute, 1930-1933
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This typewriter is an Underwood No. 5 manual typewriter, a common typewriter found in offices and laboratories all over America during the early 20th century. But this typewriter was used by George Washington Carver in his laboratory at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Carver probably typed scientific reports and agricultural bulletins on this typewriter -- he generally preferred to write personal letters by hand.
This typewriter is an Underwood No. 5 manual typewriter, a common typewriter found in offices and laboratories all over America during the early 20th century. But this typewriter was used by George Washington Carver in his laboratory at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Carver probably typed scientific reports and agricultural bulletins on this typewriter -- he generally preferred to write personal letters by hand.
Artifact
Typewriter
Date Made
1930-1933
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, New York, New York
Creator Notes
Manufactured by Underwood Typewriter Company in New York City
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
97.6.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Dr. Austin W. Curtis.
Material
Composite material
Nitrocellulose
Rubber (Material)
Color
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 10.5 in
Width: 13.25 in
Length: 18.125 in
Inscriptions
Location not noted: UNDERWOOD 12 Printed on tape reel: REORDER NU-KOTE; BR76 Location not noted: COPYRIGHT 1895-1923 Location not noted: UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITER COMPANY
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