Electromatic Typewriter

Description:

The Electromatic brand typewriter was manufactured by the North East Electric Company of Rochester, New York, beginning in 1924. The North East Electric Company produced the motor and base for the Electromatic, and used a Remington model 12 as the typewriter. When Remington did not supply the North East Electric Co. with more typewriters, the company became Electromatic Typewriters Incorporated in 1929 to produce its own Electromatics, before being purchased by IBM in 1933. This typewriter was likely produced between 1929 and 1933.

Date Made: 1929 - 1933

Maker: Electromatic Typewriters, Inc.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, Rochester

See more items in: Work and Industry: Mechanisms, Typewriters, Computers & Business Machines

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Credit Line: International Business Machines Corporation

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: ME.312857Catalog Number: 312857Accession Number: 169125Serial Number: P-144

Object Name: typewriterOther Terms: typewriter; Standard; Electric

Measurements: overall: 10 in x 13 in x 16 in; 25.4 cm x 33.02 cm x 40.64 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-8d97-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_850139

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