10.96.14
Typewriter
1902 Approximate
The Practical Typewriter. Material: wood, metal. Size: 4 1/2" W. x 8 1/4" L. Description: black miniature typewriter mounted on a wooden board; once moveable platen; number and letter wheel located front and center; permanently labeled "The Practical Typewriter No. 1"; numbers: "2-9, ,, .," letters: "C, J, P, F, U, B, L, W, T, H, E, R, O, I, A, N, D, G, S, K, Y, M, Q, V, X, Z."l print around center: "United States Patents Aug. 30, 1892 March 21, 1899 and March 25, 1902 British Patent ????-??? German Patent ????-??? French Patent ????-??? Other Foreign and Domestic Patents Pending."
Belonged to donor's father, Charles H. Nelson. Goes with typewriter case 10.96.13.