Typewriter
Simplex Typewriter Co.
Category
Desktop & office
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal and wood
Measurements
50 x 222 x 120 mm
Place of origin
New York
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 937782.1
Summary
'The Practical Typewriter, no. 2' mounted on a wooded board; manufactured by the Simplex Typewriter Co., 644 First Ave., New York, and sold by Charles Morrell, 868 Oxford Street, retailer of toys (according to a black and gold label on the underside of the board). Contained in a black cardboard box with flap lid (b), along with a small print of horseriders (DUN/D/747m), and a collection of German Empire pin flags designed to be pinned into a map (DUN/TOY/285).
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Makers and roles
Simplex Typewriter Co. , manufacturer