Noiseless Desk Typewriter, 1912-1924

THF157913 / Noiseless Desk Typewriter, 1912-1924
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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Typewriter

Date Made

1912-1924

Creator Notes

Invented by Wellington Parker Kidder and C. C. Colby and manufactured by the Noiseless Typewriter Company in Middletown, Connecticut

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

00.711.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Remington Rand Laboratories, Inc.

Material

Iron alloy
Rubber (Material)
Glass (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Plating (Metal coating)

Dimensions

Height: 9 in
Width: 14 in
Length: 14 in

Inscriptions

paper table and top plate: NOISELESS top plate with logo decal: THE TYPEWRITER PLUS lower front edge of frame: THE NOISELESS TYPEWRITER COMPANY MIDDLETOWN, CONN. U.S.A. back of frame: NOISELESS / OTHER APPLICATIONS PENDING / PATENTED IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES (patent dates)
Noiseless Desk Typewriter, 1912-1924