Munson Typewriter, Used by William Gray Purcell

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Typewriter

Date Made

1890-1898

Creator Notes

Invented by Samuel John Siefried and manufactured by the Munson Typewriter Company in Chicago, Illinois

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

39.63.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of William Gray Purcell.

Material

Composite material
Iron alloy
Wood (Plant material)

Dimensions

Height: 7 in
Width: 12 in
Length: 11 in

Inscriptions

front of frame: MUNSON PAT. SEPT 17, 1889
Munson Typewriter, Used by William Gray Purcell