Crandall          
        Crandall Machine Co., Groton, N.Y., U.S.A.  
        1906: Manufacturing was sold to William Pilton, Hamilton, U.S.A.  
        1906: New Company was rised : Carndall Typewriter Co. Inc., Chicago, U.S.A., which produced the "Improved Crandall"  
           
           
Models and s/n Y M D Remarks Ref.
           
           
First Model          
  1881     Three row straight "Ideal" keyboard, sample in the National Museum, Washington 4
           
           
Second Model          
  about 1884     Two row keyboard, rounded "Ideal" keyboard 4
        The first examples of this model had nickel-rimmed keys and the platen was white, the decoration was gold on black, no mother of pearl 5
        Later examples of this model had mother of pearl decorations and solid black keys 5
           
           
Universal Crandall, No. 3          
  about 1893     Three key-rows, "Universal" keyboard 4,5
           
           
No. 4          
        Type-shuttle (like at the Hammond) machine 4
           
           
           
Improved Crandall          
  1895     Type lever machine, Universal keyboard, 36 keys, 72 characters 4
        Late models with two colour ribbon 4
        Since 1906 built in the Chicago factory, but hte history seems no to be very clear 4