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Continental typewriter with a swastika and SS emblem key and a removable lid

Object | Accession Number: 2000.281.1 a-b
2000.281.1_a front Continental typewriter with a swastika and SS emblem key and a removable lid Click to enlarge 2000.281.1_b front Continental typewriter with a swastika and SS emblem key and a removable lid Click to enlarge 2000.281.1_a-b front Continental typewriter with a swastika and SS emblem key and a removable lid Click to enlarge
Date
use:  1933-1945
Language
German
Classification
Office Equipment and Supplies
Category
Writing materials
Object Type
Typewriters (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Barbara Goldstein

About This Object

Physical Description
a. Continental brand typewriter with a black painted metal body with a rubber roller for paper and keyboard that contains German diacriticals, 1 key bearing an "SS" symbol and Nazi swastika. It is attached to wooden base covered with treated, black textured, cloth.
b. Removable wooden lid covered with black treated, textured cloth. It has a synthetic fiber handle attached with metal fixtures.
Dimensions
a: Height: 12.500 inches (31.75 cm) | Width: 12.250 inches (31.115 cm) | Depth: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm)
b: Height: 14.250 inches (36.195 cm) | Width: 13.000 inches (33.02 cm) | Depth: 5.500 inches (13.97 cm)
Materials
a : metal, wood, rubber, plastic, cloth, ink
b : wood, cloth, paint, metal, synthetic fiber

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The typewriter was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000 by Barbara Goldstein.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2020-06-30 09:23:21
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