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Valentine

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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Object Details

Designer
Ettore Sottsass, (Italian, 1917–2007)
Perry A. King, English, b. 1938
Manufacturer
Ing. C. Olivetti & C. S.p.A., Ivrea, Italy
Description
Red plastic rectangular typewriter (a); open keyboard with standard alphabet on black keys; two ribbon spools, each with orange button in center; red handle on back. Contoured, rectangular matte red plastic case (b), open on one side, into which typewriter slides; black rubber tab on each side of opening that attach to and secure typewriter.
Credit Line
Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor
ca. 1969
Accession Number
1986-99-40-a,b
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
appliances & tools
Decorative Arts
Object Name
typewriter and case
Type
typewriter and case
Medium
Molded ABS plastic, metal, rubber
Dimensions
H x W x D (a): 10.3 x 33 x 34 cm (4 1/16 in. x 13 in. x 13 3/8 in.)
H x W x D (a, b: with case): 11.5 x 34.5 x 35.5 cm (4 1/2 in. x 13 9/16 in. x 14 in.)
manufactured in
Ivrea, Italy
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Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1986-99-40-a_b
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq446ac66a3-4c9d-4746-8a27-659e327f8972
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