Typewriter component

Description

Type segment from Hammond typewriter, a shuttle machine with keys arranged in 'ideal' positions by the inventor and not the standard arrangement, invented by J.B. Hammond, c. 1893

Museum reference

T.1934.182.2

Object name

Typewriter component

Date

c. 1893

Materials

Metal, Vulcanite

Associations

Inventor: J.B. Hammond

Exhibitions

• The Typewriter Revolution (24 Jul 2021 - 11 Sep 2022)
  National Museum of Scotland