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Title proper
Groyen & Richtman Weltblick Yiddish typewriter with wooden case
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Artefact 001
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Repository
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CA JPL-A 1442-1
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1912 (Creation)
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1 typewriter
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The Weltblick Yiddish typewriter was made in the US by a German-American named Georg Canfield Blickensderfer in Stamford (Connecticut). It was distributed by Groyen & Richtman, and sold by a retailer in St. Petersburg, USSR (now Russia).
The typewriter's serial number is 158422, pinning it as a No. 6 Aluminium & Featherweight model and product of 1912 according to: https://typewriterdatabase.com/blickensderfer.35.typewriter-serial-number-database
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Language of material
- English
- Yiddish
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Location of originals
The typewriter lid is currently on display atop the poster drawer in the processing room; the typewriter itself is on display in the main lobby of the Cummings Centre.