Blue glass bottle with flat stopper and dauber, made to hold 2 ounces of a liquid. A paper label reads "NUTYPE NONINFLAMMABLE TYPE CLEANSER / WALTER G. GIES COMPANY / CROWNSVILLE MARYLAND / COPYRIGHT 1936."
Walter Gerard Gies (1896-1975) was a Baltimorean who began selling a liquid cleaner for type that he termed “Nutype” in 1921, and obtained a copyright on the term in 1935. In 1936, he obtained a patent (2,057,022) for a brush-like device for cleaning typewriter type.
Date Made: 1930-19401930s
Maker: Walter G. Gies Company
Location: Currently not on view
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Credit Line: Transfer from Freer Gallery of Art
Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: CH.337247Catalog Number: 337247Accession Number: 1979.0867
Object Name: Industrial Chemical Bottle
Measurements: overall: 95 mm x 43 mm; 3 3/4 in x 1 11/16 in
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-ec3e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_3028
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