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Patented by Byron Alden Brooks, this is the earlier version of the Crown, with a straight front to the frame, which was later rounded.
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A Crown typewriter,
with index, double-shift typewheel, inking pad and straight frame with plaque Crown Type Writer National Meter Co., 252 Broadway, New York Patented March 6 1888, with wood base and rectangular cover with typed instructions pasted inside -- 11in. (29cm.) wide, circa 1894
with index, double-shift typewheel, inking pad and straight frame with plaque Crown Type Writer National Meter Co., 252 Broadway, New York Patented March 6 1888, with wood base and rectangular cover with typed instructions pasted inside -- 11in. (29cm.) wide, circa 1894