Densmore Typewriter, 1895-1905
THF157919 / Densmore Typewriter, 1895-1905
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Typewriter
Date Made
1895-1905
Creators
Place of Creation
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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