Royal typewriter in case, 1950s
Item
Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/8/15/1
Scope and Contents
Made by the Royal Typewriter Co. Inc., New York. The outside top of the case has stickers for Northwest Airlines and BEA. This is the typewriter upon which Joseph Needham typed the report for the International Commission for the Investigation of Bacteriological Warfare in China and Korea in August 1952.
See photographs NRI2/10/1/31/4/30 and 31.
Dates
- Creation: 1950s
Extent
2 object(s) (1 object and carrying case) : Metal and cardboard
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The carrying case is worn at the edges and the lock is broken.
Dimensions
Case 33 x 34 x 15.5 cm and typewriter 34 x 29 x 12 cm
Repository Details
Part of the Needham Research Institute Repository
Contact:
Needham Research Institute
8 Sylvester Road
Cambridge CB3 9AF United Kingdom
+441223 762157
Library@nri.cam.ac.uk
Needham Research Institute
8 Sylvester Road
Cambridge CB3 9AF United Kingdom
+441223 762157
Library@nri.cam.ac.uk