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Designer:
Mario Bellini, Italian, b. 1935  Search this
Antonio Pio Macchi Cassia, Italian  Search this
Arnaldo Pasini, Italian  Search this
Sandro Pasqui, Italian  Search this
Manufacturer:
Ing. C. Olivetti & C. S.p.A., Ivrea, Italy  Search this
Medium:
Plastic, metal, rubber
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 12.1 x 44.8 x 38.1 cm (4 3/4 x 17 5/8 x 15 in.)
Type:
appliances & tools
Decorative Arts
Portable typewriter
Object Name:
Portable typewriter
Manufactured in:
Italy
Date:
1975
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
First electric portable typewriter to use a "golf ball" moveable printing element. To keep width to a minimum, it has moveable carriage and fixed typing point; ball element pivots and types while staying in place.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ruth Culleton
Accession Number:
2008-25-1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4c1b2ec97-0a9b-4a59-88fd-c18e8a71794a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_2008-25-1