Oliver Typewriter Factory 711 ca. 1906

Oliver Typewriter Factory 711 ca. 1906

This postcard shows the 1906 addition to the Oliver Typewriter factory. It may have been taken later, but the trees are not tall. Three years after the 1903 expansion, this addition added 103' x 80' to the front and east with a gangway connecting the two buildings and space for a toilet room. The enameling room was expanded as was the polishing room. A separate company manufactured the covers for the typewriters in a new space provided for them. In all, it nearly doubled the size of the factory.

The photo shows the proximity of the factory to the railroad tracks and is far enough away to show a portion of the west side.

The back of the postcard identifies the publisher as the American 5 and 10 cent Stores Co. Woodstock, Ill. It was postmarked 1914.

Jim Keefe

c1906