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Typewriter, Manual

Object number2019.23.1

Manufacturer Underwood Typewriter Company

Distributor Elliott-Fisher Company

Date1923-1950

OriginUnited States of America

MediumMetal; Rubber; Plastic; Fabric tape

Credit LineGift of Walter Ostry

DescriptionBlack metal manual typewriter. Black and green plastic keys with white text; keys are framed in silver metal; black plastic space bar key. Chrome metal, black plastic, black metal, and black rubber elements. Four circular black rubber feet.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 9.75 × 18.25 × 13 in. (24.8 × 46.4 × 33 cm)
InscriptionsFront scale runs from 0-50 from right to left with numbers demarcated every 10 in white.

Front scale runs from 0-25 from left to right with numbers demarcated every 5 in green.
MarksApplied text on paper rest in blue and silver "[logo typewriter with "Underwood" on it and "UT"] Underwood".

Applied text on front scale at rear center in silver "UNDERWOOD STANDARD" and along front in white "COPYRIGHT 1895 1923 UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITER COMPANY".

White text on back of space bar "CHAMPION".

Applied text on reverse at bottom center in gold "UNDERWOOD / PRODUCT OF / UNDERWOOD ELLIOTT FISHER CO. / PROTECTED BY UNITED STATES / AND FOREIGN PATENTS / MADE IN U.S.A."

Imprinted serial number on right side upright on top “4824232-11”.
Historical NotesThe donor's father-in-law, Andrew T. Fenrich, used this typewriter when writing articles and newsletters. Fenrich served nine terms as a Pennsylvania state representative of the North Side neighborhood of Pittsburgh from 1949 to 1974. A prominent member of Pittsburgh's Democratic Party, Fenrich also worked as a public relations and patronage secreatary for former mayor David Lawrence from 1954-1958.

Previous owner Andrew T. Fenrich (1914 - 1992)

Related person David Leo Lawrence

Related institution Democratic Party

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