Handbill for the Simplex Typewriter, Simplex Typewriter Co., New York, New York, undated

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Collection Type

Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-264800

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Office equipment
Typewriters
Office equipment - Typewriters - Folder 1
Handbill for the Simplex Typewriter, Simplex Typewriter Co., New York, New York, undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Office equipment
    - Typewriters
      - Office equipment - Typewriters - Folder 1
        Handbill for the Simplex Typewriter, Empire Publishing Company, 142-148 Worth Street, New York, New York, undated (current record)
        C. Thurber's Patent Mechanical Chirographer or Writing Machine, location unknown, undated
        Typewriter sample, location unknown, dated January 24, 1827
        Trade card, Simplex Typewriters, Simplex Typewriter Co., New York, New York

Description

The Simplex Typewriter is described and the business is hiring sales agents. The typewriter is available from Empire Publishing Company, 142-148 Worth Street, New York, New York. Tea brands from the Ceylon Planters' Tea Company are advertised on the handbill verso.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
typewriters
tea
toys (recreational artifacts)
handbills

Physical Descrption

1 handbill ; 7 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.083.02.01.001

Image Dimensions

7 1/4 x 4 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

New York City (New York state)

Record Details

Material Type

handbills

Subjects

Office equipment and supplies

Description Level

Item

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