Author:Smith & Corona Typewriters Inc.
Category:Industry
Material:Mixed media
Year:1925~1941
Size:Length:29.8 x Width:25 x Height:16.6 (cm)
Introduction:This typewriter was made by Smith & Corona Typewriters Inc., which was previously Smith Premier Typewriter Company, a major manufacturer of “upstrike” typewriters like Remington. However, after the launch of its “frontstrike” models in 1908, it later ranked among the top four “frontstrike” typewriter makers along with Underwood, Royal, and Remington, together they accounted for 80% of the total sales of typewriters in the US and bore witness to the evolution of typewriter technology.
(Research and Edit: National Science and Technology Museum, Jun-Fu Huang, Associate Researcher)
Accession Number:0007455
Place of Orgin:USA