Monotype keyboard-pneumatic series A, c. 1899

Made:
1899
maker:
The Lanston Monotype Corporation Ltd
Monotype keyboard-pneumatic series A, c. 1899

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Monotype keyboard-pneumatic series A, c. 1899

Details

Category:
Printing & Writing
Object Number:
1969-82
Measurements:
overall: 1260 mm x 670 mm x 710 mm,
type:
typesetting keyboard
credit:
The Monotype Corporation Limited

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