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Superior Typewriter Ribbon tincirca 1935-1940

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Circular metal tin lid with black and cream graphic design featuring a red stylized bird in flight above cursive and sans-serif text
Circular tin lid with black background and three horizontal orange bands reading "Underwood," "Black Record," and "AA," with red text below reading "Superior Ribbon & Carbon Co., Factory - New York, N.Y. U.S.A."; partial label damage at lower left.
Small circular tin with black, red, and silver graphic label reading "Superior Typewriter Ribbon" in script lettering, with a stylized red flying goose against a black background on the lid.
Designer
Unknown
Manufacturer
Superior
Title
Superior Typewriter Ribbon tin
Date Made
circa 1935-1940
Medium
Metal
Dimensions
Overall (Diameter): 1/2 × 2 5/8 in. (1.27 × 6.67 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Margaret and Joel Chen and Graham Steele and Ulysses De Santi through the 2023 Decorative Arts and Design Acquisitions Committee (DA²)
Accession Number
M.2023.138.28a-b
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design