Typewriter [Imperial 58]
Maker and role
Imperial Typewriter Company Limited, Manufacturer
Armstrong & Springhall, Supplier
Production date
Circa 1948
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Object detail
Accession number
2010.454
Production period
Description
A black typewritter with the company name appearing in silver lettering on the body and top of the machine. Majority of keys are black with white white lettering, except for SHIFT; LOCK ; BACKSPACE; MARGIN RELEASE; and TAB SET which are green.
Marks
Imperial 58 Painted
BY APPOINTMENT / TYPEWRITER MANUFACTURERS / TO THE LATE KING GEORGE V Painted
358966X Maker's Plate
Imperial Typewriter Co. Ltd. / Leicester, England / PATENTS / [numbers] / OTHERS PENDING Painted
ARMSTRONG & SPRINGHALL LTD. / THROUGHOUT NEW ZEALAND / AND IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS Maker's Plate
BY APPOINTMENT / TYPEWRITER MANUFACTURERS / TO THE LATE KING GEORGE V Painted
358966X Maker's Plate
Imperial Typewriter Co. Ltd. / Leicester, England / PATENTS / [numbers] / OTHERS PENDING Painted
ARMSTRONG & SPRINGHALL LTD. / THROUGHOUT NEW ZEALAND / AND IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS Maker's Plate
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Imperial Typewriter Company Limited et al. Circa 1948. Typewriter [Imperial 58], 2010.454. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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