Object Details
- Demountable Typewriter Company
- Description
- This is a Demountable typewriter that was manufactured by the Demountable Typewriter Company of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin during the 1920s. The Demountable was designed by DeWitt Clinton Harris who had previously brought the Harris Visible and the Rex Visible typewriters to market. The Demountable bears a strong resemblance to these previous typewriters, but as the name suggests, the Demountable can be separated into three main components without the use of any tools. The Demountable could be separated into the frame unit, carriage unit, and the action unit, allowing for the replacement of parts as the type bars or platen wore out as well as allowing the use of different carriage lengths without having to buy a totally new machine.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Edith R. Meggers
- ID Number
- ME.334783
- catalog number
- 334783
- accession number
- 314637
- serial number
- 125806
- Object Name
- typewriter
- Other Terms
- typewriter; Standard; Manual
- Measurements
- overall: 9 1/2 in x 17 1/2 in x 14 1/2 in; 24.13 cm x 44.45 cm x 36.83 cm
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Mechanisms
- Typewriters
- Computers & Business Machines
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_850061
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-955f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
