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

Object | Accession Number: 2000.281.1 a-b

Date: 1933-1945 (use)
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

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 : 12.500 x 12.250 x 4.250 in. (31.75 x 31.115 x 10.795 cm.)
b : 14.250 x 13.000 x 5.500 in. (36.195 x 33.02 x 13.97 cm.)
Materials: a : metal, wood, rubber, plastic, cloth, ink
b : wood, cloth, paint, metal, synthetic fiber
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The typewriter was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000 by Barbara Goldstein.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use: No restrictions on use
: Record last modified: 2018-01-11 14:24:50
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