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Typewriter Ribbon Tin
Typewriter Ribbon Tin

Typewriter Ribbon Tin

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 1 3/16 x 2 5/16in. (3 x 5.9cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineGift of the First Church of Christ, Wethersfield
DescriptionCircular metal typewriter ribbon tin from the National Typewriter Company of Hartford, Connecticut. The top and bottom of the tin is light green. The top has a gold logo of an eagle and crest, with the company's address written in the crest. The company name appears in a circle around the logo, with "NATIONAL" above the eagle and "TYPEWRITER COMPANY" below the crest. Running across the circle (and under the crest) is a line that reads "SALES & SERVICE". The side of the cap is black, and the side of the botton is gold, giving the side of the tin a two-tone effect. The cap fits flush with the bottom and can be pulled off to remove the ribbon. The bottom of the tin has information about the materials and specific kind of ribbon contained.
Object number2000.159.0
InscribedWritten in black in on the bottom of the tin: ROYAL #10 / THIS RIBBON IS MADE OF THE / FINEST QUALITY IMPORTED / CLOTH. IT IS STRICTLY NON- / FILLING AND EXCEPTIONALLY / SHARP WRITING. EACH RIBBON / IS FULLY WARRANTED." Below that in black in is "BLACK RECORD / MEDIUM".
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Not on view
Gift of Gennaro J. Capobianco, 2005.180.59  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Sperlari
after 1950
Close Stool
Unknown
1840-1870
Proper right side
General Alfred Howe Terry
1861-1865
Captain Peter Van Cortlandt Stoughton
1941-1945
Canister of Wax
Albert G. Walker
1858
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2011.374.4  The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
1920-1939
Close Stool
Samuel Gorham
1840-1870
Tin Canister Trick
Albert G. Walker
1858