Densmore Typewriter, 1895-1905

THF157919 / Densmore Typewriter, 1895-1905
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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Typewriter

Date Made

1895-1905

Creator Notes

Invented by Amos Densmore, Emmett Densmore, Franz X. Wagner, and Walter Barron and manufactured for Densmore & Densmore by the Merritt Manufacturing Company in Springfield, Massachusetts

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

89.284.7

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Nickel (Metal)
Steel (Alloy)
Plastic
Rubber (Material)

Dimensions

Height: 9 in
Width: 14.375 in
Length: 14.75 in

Inscriptions

front: DENSMORE front of frame: REMOVE DAILY DUST AND DIRT FROM MACHINE. RUB DAILY WITH CLEAN SLIGHTLY OILED CLOTH THE POLISHED PARTS, AFTERWARDS WIPING ALL DRY EXCEPT THE BACK ROD.
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