Typewriter and case
Extent and Medium
a: Height: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Width: 11.375 inches (28.893 cm) | Depth: 10.750 inches (27.305 cm)
b: Height: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm) | Width: 11.500 inches (29.21 cm) | Depth: 11.500 inches (29.21 cm)
Archival History
The typewriter was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by John Otto Kessler.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of John Otto Kessler
Scope and Content
Regent typewriter with case. Part of a collection of documents, photographs, artifacts and film illustrating the experiences of Alice and Jakob Kessler and their son, Hans Otto, who was born in Vienna, Austria and raised in Baden, Austria. Their experiences fleeing to the United Kingdom in 1939 and then immigrating to the United States in the early 1940s, as well as the experiences of the extended family are also documented in the collection.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
a: typewriter b: case lid
Genre
- Object
- Office Equipment and Supplies