History of the Typewriter

—117 — refinement of parts necessary in the Maskelyne would not permit of their being sufficiently strong, hence after very little use, the machine failed to act. Either the escapement clutch would not move far enough, or it went too far : the various universal bars clashed and other mechanical defects showed themselves. Then, even the most careful operator would make mistakes. To correct these was not an easy task. One could not crowd “ w ” in the space °f “ i,” and so on. Moreover, the writing of figures in columns was not easy. We have stated there were font universal bars. Their