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Typewriter

Object number2000.49.1 a,b

Manufacturer Royal Typewriter Company, Inc.

Datec. 1942

OriginNew York, NY

MediumMetal; Paint; Plastics; Rubber; Fabric; Ink

Credit LineGift of Frank E. Bolden

DescriptionPortable typewriter with case.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a-b together with case open): 15.75 × 13.75 × 18.5 in. (40 × 34.9 × 47 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (a): 6 × 13.5 × 11.625 in. (15.2 × 34.3 × 29.5 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b): 15.5 × 13 × 6.75 in. (39.4 × 33 × 17.1 cm)
Inscriptions(b)
Exterior of case stencilled in black: "FRANK E. BOLDEN / CORRESPONDENT / IJ-034-CP".
Marks(a)
Front nameplate on machine reads: "ROYAL"; plate on carriage: "Quiet De Luxe".

Text on reverse at bottom center "ROYAL / ROYAL TYPEWRITER CO., INC. NEW YORK. / MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. / PROTECTED BY AMERICAN / AND FOREIGN PATENTS."

(b)
Inside case lid at back center is text "MADE IN / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA".

Label TextFrank E. Bolden used this portable typewriter and carrying case during his years as a war correspondent and reporter for the Pittsburgh Courier.

Related institution Pittsburgh Courier (1907 - 1966)

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