Dynamically Typed

Merritt

Unsure

Linear index, steel type

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Calanda, Noiseless Portable, and Merritt typewriters and Facit CM2-16 calculator,
Calanda, Noiseless Portable, and Merritt typewriters and Facit CM2-16 calculator, all acquired in a short time span
Calanda, Noiseless Portable, and Merritt typewriters and Facit CM2-16 calculator,
Calanda, Noiseless Portable, and Merritt typewriters and Facit CM2-16 calculator, all acquired in a short time span
Photo from the Merritt gallery
Merritt serial number
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Here you can see the missing/broken A slug
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Serial number1748
Date of manufacture1890
Country of originUSA

Condition

"A" character broken, platen rolls very slowly, shifts are sticky

Provenance

ebay

Notes

According to https://type-writer.org/?p=3740 the production dated from 1889 to 1896 with the lowest known serial being 611 and the highest being 13828. From those numbers I think it is safe to say 1890-ish.

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