Underwood Typewriter Key Action
date: label: date made
content: 1897
notes: label: Description
content: This model of an Underwood Typewriter Company typewriter key demonstrates the key and type bar action in Underwood Typewriters.
label: Description
content: The Underwood Company began its history as John Underwood & Company, a manufacturer of ink ribbon and carbon paper for typewriters, often supplying the Remington Typewriter Company with its ribbons. Once Remington began manufacturing its own ribbons, Underwood began producing its own typewriters as the Underwood Typewriting Company in 1895. Underwood continued manufacturing typewriters during the 20th century, also manufacturing carbines for the United States war effort during World War II.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Mechanisms
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content: Typewriters
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content: Computers & Business Machines
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: ME.312110
label: catalog number
content: 312110
label: accession number
content: 161692
objectType: label: Object Name
content: typewriter
label: Object Name
content: typewriter, key action
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 in x 11 in x 3 1/4 in; 20.32 cm x 27.94 cm x 8.255 cm