Typewriter case

Identifier

2011-09-0083-002

Title

Typewriter case

Type

Personal Belongings Typewriter / Cassette recorder

Description

Wooden square shaped box covered with black plastic material , two metal hinges at rear , two metal locks on front opening , leather and wood handle fastened to lid with metal plates and rings , four semi-circular metal protectors attached to rear surface

Creator

Remington

Coverage

Medium

Wood , metal , plastic , leather

Format

160 x 335 x 342 mm

Provenance

Utilised by Sgt Leslie Friend throughout his time in A . I . F . Including his encarceration in Changi as a P.O.W.

Date

Second World War, 1939-1945

Audience

Case 73

Source

Bill Messenger