Corona Portable Typewriter, 1921
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Typewriter
Date Made
1921
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Invented by Frank S. Rose and manufactured by the Corona Typewriter Company in Groton, New York. This typewriter was sold by Corona Typewriter Sales Co. in Detroit, Michigan.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2002.0.38.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Leather
Iron alloy
Steel (Alloy)
Dimensions
Height: 6.5 in
Width: 10.0 in
Length: 11.0 in
Inscriptions
paper table with logo:
CORONA
front of frame:
CORONA
lower edge of frame:
MANUFACTURED BY CORONA TYPEWRITER COMPANY, INC. GROTON, N.Y. U.S.A.
back of base:
[patent information]
rear plate:
149 W. LAFAYETTE CORONA TYPEWRITER SALES CO., DETROIT, MICH.
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