Typewriter
Object number2004.93.37
Artist
Underwood Typewriter Company
MediumMetal
Credit LineGift of Serb National Federation
DescriptionBlack, metal typewriter with Cyrillic alphabet. Text along top.Dimensions9 x 16 x 12.25 in. (22.9 x 40.6 x 31.1 cm)Historical NotesOn note between 2 typewriters "Typewriter used by Serbian editor Jovan Bratich".Label TextAs an additional way to remember their heritage many Serbian Americans practice their ethnic language, using the Cyrillic alphabet. Cyrillic letters were devised by Saints Cyril and Methodius, known as the “Apostles of the Slavs”. Well-known for their missionary work in Slavic regions, they created a common Slavic alphabet. This Underwood Standard No. 5 typewriter bears the Cyrillic alphabet.
Previous ownerPossibly
Jovan Bratich
Subjects
On View
On viewCollections
Royal Typewriter Company, Inc.
1939
