History of the Typewriter

— 127 — can be changed in a moment. The convenient form of the shift-keys can be readily noticed and the usual con- veniences are supplied for the regulation of margins, bell trip, and so on. Two forms of the Ford are made. The one is made wholly of aluminium and weighs n lbs., the other has an iron frame and weighs 16 lbs. The Ford stands five inches high, and appears to be a well-made and serviceable article. The Ford shift-key arrangement is peculiar, and merits special mention. The type-bars are hinged, and on the depression of the shift-key, the platform over which the bars slide on their way to the printing point tilts, carrying with it the moving bar. The Granville Automatic. This machine is one of those which one ought to sympathise with, but cannot. Certainly if one expects size for money one gets it in the Granville, although it is not unduly heavy. Fig. 104 The Granville is a more recent form of the Rapid, whose career has already been recounted. But in the Granville a complete fount of type is provided. The previously mentioned automatic keys for carriage return and platen lift are repeated, and the machine works with a single shift-key. The operative parts of the Granville are all enclosed, so that very little dust can reach it. In general appearance it is handsome. There can be no doubt that a fairly high speed can be reached with it, but there would appear to be no special reason why mani- folding can be more effective than with machines in which the types strike in other directions.