Typewriter
Black metal typewriter by L.C. SMITH & CORONA TYPEWRITTERS OF CANADA. The name in gold appears above the keyboard in the center. The object has a black ink spool. The keyboard has 49 metal-ringed keys with various characters such as: the alphabet, punctuation marks, numbers 0-9, mathematical signs.
- Accession Number 2009.17.52
- Fabricant / Éditeur Smith & Corona typewriters of Canada
- Materials metal, plastic
Historical context
This L.C. Smith & Corona typewriter is the Super Speed Silent #12, produced in 1938, used by employees of the Canadian National Bank.
An American company, L.C. Smith & Corona was formed in 1926 from the merger of two well-known typewriter manufacturers, L.C. Smith & Brothers and Corona Typewriter Company.
A Quebec banking institution, Canadian National Bank (CNB) was founded in 1924 with the merger of Banque d&#...
- Accession Number 2009.17.52
- Fabricant / Éditeur Smith & Corona typewriters of Canada
- Materials metal, plastic
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2009.017.052
Photo by Alain Vandal
- On display
Our collections are newly online and new items are added regularly. The information on the objects comes from our database, which has been improved over the years. If you have any information about this item, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Discover more
