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Typewriter

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Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1920-1932

GUSN

GUSN-69791

Description

Corona typewriter in black, hinged case, with cleaning brush, key, instruction manual, and gray pad.

Details

Descriptive Terms

typewriters
painting (coating)
paper (fiber product)
steel (alloy)
textiles
wood (plant material)
Typewriter
Steel
Painted
Unidentified Paper
Unidentified Textile
Typewriter

Inscription

"CORONA / SPECIAL" (stenciled)
"L.C. Smith & Corona Typewriters Inc." (stenciled)
"CORONA / Made in USA" (stenciled)
"BX652093" (stenciled)
"E.A. Rapha[e]l Co. / 49 BRO[MF]IELD ST. / BOSTON, M[AS]S / TYPEWRITERS, SU[PP]LIERS / ADDING MACH[IN]ES" (decal)

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

L. C. Smith & Corona Typewriter (Maker)

Location of Origin

USA

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.1765

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