Typewriters from the Martin Howard Collection (page 7/8)

[picture: Williams 1 (1891) 1: Rear view]

A shiny and mysterious piece of Victorian machinery that in fact is a typewriter seen from the back.

[picture: Williams 1 (1891) 2: Side view]

You can see more clearly from this view how the type bars spring from either side of the roller.

[picture: Williams 1 (1891) 3: Front view]

Here you can see the front view of this Victorian typewriter. It has a shift key and a “QWERTY” layout, although there are only three rows, so there is probably [...] [more...]

Williams 1 (1891) 4: caption

Williams 1 (1891)
Williams Typewriter Co., Connecticut, USA [more...]

Hammonia (1884) 1

At first I thought this was a guillotine for cutting paper. In fact, of course, it is an antique typewriter.

Hammonia (1884) 2

Another view

Hammonia (1884) 3

Close-up of the blade carrying the type; the protrusions are actually holding letter-forms.

Hammonia (1884) 4: caption

Hammonia (1884)
Guhl & Harbeck, hamburg, Germany [more...]

Smith Premier 1 (1890) 1

Close-up of the beautiful and elaborate frame.

Smith Premier 1 (1890) 2

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Smith Premier 1 (1890) 3

Close-up of the beautiful and elaborate frame.

Smith Premier 1 (1890) 4: overall view

The Smith Premier has a double keyboard, one for upper case and one for lower case.

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