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Manufactured in 1902 by AG vorm Siedel & Nauman in Dresden, Germany.

Dimensions: Length - 38 cm, Width - 35 cm, Height - 20 cm. Weight - 16 kg. It entered the museum collection in 1984, transferred from the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History.

The typewriter features a standard carriage mounted on ball bearings and rollers, along with a keyboard equipped with 42 keys. These contain two complete sets of Latin and Cyrillic alphabets, punctuation marks, numbers, and mathematical symbols, enabling the typing of 126 characters. Beneath the metal casing, the type bars are arranged in a fan-like pattern, holding embossed characters and ink ribbon rollers. When the keys are pressed, the type bars strike the inked ribbon, imprinting characters onto the paper tensioned in the machine's roller system.
The side panels are elegantly decorated with refined cast-iron elements in the Art Nouveau style, displaying the brand name - "Ideal." The Polyglott model, featuring a bilingual keyboard patented in the United Kingdom by Max Klaczko from Riga, Latvia, was produced between 1902 and 1913, marking the first typewriter capable of writing in two languages. The "Ideal Polyglott" typewriter was actively sold in the Russian Empire and gained significant popularity in Poland, Bulgaria, and Serbia.
The typewriter - a mechanical device used for printing text directly onto paper - ranks among the most important inventions of the modern era, as it revolutionized communication. From the late 19th century to the early 21st century, it became an indispensable tool, widely used by writers, in offices, for business correspondence, and in private homes. The peak of typewriter sales occurred in the 1950s when the average annual sales in the United States reached 12 million units. In November 2012, the British Brother factory produced what it claimed to be the last typewriter, which was donated to the Science Museum in London.
The advent of computers, word processing software, printers, and the decreasing cost of these technologies led to the typewriter's disappearance from the mainstream market, turning it into a museum exhibit.
June 23 marks Typewriter Day, commemorating the date when American journalist and inventor Christopher Latham Sholes patented his typewriter. This day celebrates the simple yet revolutionary device that has become history, as well as the remarkable literary achievements it has enabled since 1868.

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Book presentation within the European Heritage Days

24 September 2014

Book presentation
Within the framework of the European Heritage Days, the National Museum of History of Moldova held a presentation of two new publications: the first two numbers of the first volume of the journal Arheologia Preventivă în Republica Moldova (Preventive Archaeology in the Republic of Moldova) published by the National Archaeological Agency and the monograph Moneda otomană în Moldova în perioada 1512-1603 (Ottoman Coins in Moldova from 1512 to 1603) written by a museum researcher Dr. Ana Boldureanu.

The event conducted by the General Director of the National Museum of History of Moldova Dr. Eugen Sava was attended by over 100 participants: researchers, museum specialists, teachers, and students.

Spoke: Monica Babuc, Minister of Culture; Dr. Vlad Vornic, General Director of the National Archaeological Agency and the editor of the presented journal; Professor Ion Niculiță; Dr. Oleg Levițchi, Director of the Institute of Cultural Heritage of the ASM; Dr. Nikolay Tel'nov, Head of the Medieval History Sector of the Institute of Cultural Heritage of the ASM; Dr. Ion Tentiuc, Head of the Archaeology and Ancient History Sector of NMHM; State heraldist Dr. Silviu Tabac; Dr. Ana Boldureanu, author of the monograph, Head of the Medieval History and Numismatics Sector of NMHM.

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Revista Arheologia Preventivă în Republica Moldova, vol. I, nr. 1-2. Chișinău, 2014, 184 p.
Journal Arheologia Preventivă în Republica Moldova (Preventive Archaeology in the Republic of Moldova), volume I, numbers 1-2. Chișinău, 2014, 184 p.

This journal published by the National Archaeological Agency is a periodical publication aimed at the research and promotion of the national archaeological heritage, which addresses specialists and enthusiasts in the field of archeology and history as well as the general public.

The first volume of the journal presents the preliminary results of rescue and preventive archaeological investigations carried out during 2012-2013 by the National Archaeological Agency in collaboration with various specialized institutions: the National Museum of History of Moldova, the Institute of Cultural Heritage of the ASM, the State University of Moldova, the „Ion Creanga" State Pedagogical University, and  the Natural and Cultural Reserve „Old Orhei".

The journal publish the results of investigations carried out at the archaeological sites in the area of the Sarateni-Soroca route (the Neolithic site of Rogojeni, Bronze Age barrows at Rogojeni and Branzenii Noi in the Soldanesti and Telenesti districts); in the Getae fortress of Butuceni (Orhei District); at the Late Antique archaeological sites from Zamciogi (Straseni District), Sagaidacul Nou and Lipoveni (Cimislia District); at the site of the Eneolithic and Late Roman era from Alexandru cel Bun (Soroca District); in the hearth of the Vorniceni village (Straseni District); at the medieval site from Tipova-Defileul Ivanesei (Rezina District); in the old center of the Lapusna village (Hancesti District); in the Raciula Monastery (Calarasi District); in the historical and architectural complexes of the manor of Manuc Bey (Hancesti) and the manor house and arboretum of A. I. Pommer at Taul (Dondusheni District); in the historical center of Chisinau.

Research findings during 2012-2013 bring new and important contributions to understanding of the more or less distant past of our country.

A. Boldureanu. Moneda otomană în Moldova în perioada 1512-1603 (Ottoman Coins in Moldova from 1512 to 1603), Biblioteca „Tyragetia" XXIV, Chisinau, 2013
(click on title for more information on this volume).



 

 


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Bessarabia and MASSR between the Two World Wars
Bessarabia and Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in the Period between the Two World Wars
Revival of National Movement
Time of Reforms and their Consequences
Abolition of Autonomy. Bessarabia – a New Tsarist Colony
Period of Relative Autonomy of Bessarabia within the Russian Empire
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Formation of Independent Medieval State of Moldova
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#Exhibit of the Month

Manufactured in 1902 by AG vorm Siedel & Nauman in Dresden, Germany. Dimensions: Length - 38 cm, Width - 35 cm, Height - 20 cm. Weight - 16 kg. It entered the museum collection in 1984, transferred from the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History...

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The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
©2006-2025 National Museum of History of Moldova
Visit museum 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Phones:
Secretariat: +373 (22) 24-43-25
Department of Public Relations and Museum Education: +373 (22) 24-04-26
Fax: +373 (22) 24-43-69
E-mail: office@nationalmuseum.md
Technical Support: info@nationalmuseum.md
Web site administration and maintenance: Andrei EMILCIUC

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The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
©2006-2025 National Museum of History of Moldova
Visit museum 31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Phones:
Secretariat: +373 (22) 24-43-25
Department of Public Relations and Museum Education: +373 (22) 24-04-26
Fax: +373 (22) 24-43-69
E-mail: office@nationalmuseum.md
Technical Support: info@nationalmuseum.md
Web site administration and maintenance: Andrei EMILCIUC