Golden Jubilee of the IBM electric typewriter - trinket box, c1985
Over many years, in some way or another, all five of my family members have worked for IBM and indeed one of my siblings still does. My late father spent many years with the company until he retired long since and amongst his memorabilia is this - a commemorative trinket box for the 50th anniversary of the IBM electric typewriter in the shape of one of the famous Selectric type 'elements' or 'golf balls' as they were more commonly know.
The Selectric was introduced to the market in 1961 and helped cement the company's dominance in electric typewriters alongside its production of electronic computers. The 'element' replaced the traditional typebars and allowed for a range of typefaces to be used on a single machine by dint of the simple replacement of the element.
The 50th anniversary mentioned here is likley to be that of 1935 when the IBM Electric Typewriter 01 was launched although the company had owned the company Electromatic Typewriters since 1933 when it had purchased the outfit from then owners Delco/General Motors. I'm thinking 1985 is a more likely date than 1983 but it is possible the earlier one is an option.
Golden Jubilee of the IBM electric typewriter - trinket box, c1985
Over many years, in some way or another, all five of my family members have worked for IBM and indeed one of my siblings still does. My late father spent many years with the company until he retired long since and amongst his memorabilia is this - a commemorative trinket box for the 50th anniversary of the IBM electric typewriter in the shape of one of the famous Selectric type 'elements' or 'golf balls' as they were more commonly know.
The Selectric was introduced to the market in 1961 and helped cement the company's dominance in electric typewriters alongside its production of electronic computers. The 'element' replaced the traditional typebars and allowed for a range of typefaces to be used on a single machine by dint of the simple replacement of the element.
The 50th anniversary mentioned here is likley to be that of 1935 when the IBM Electric Typewriter 01 was launched although the company had owned the company Electromatic Typewriters since 1933 when it had purchased the outfit from then owners Delco/General Motors. I'm thinking 1985 is a more likely date than 1983 but it is possible the earlier one is an option.