History of the Typewriter
Forfatter: Geo. Carl Mares
År: 1909
Forlag: Guilbert Pitman
Sted: London
Sider: 318
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The type-bars in the Brooks are constructed on a new
principle. The pivot, instead of being part of the type-bar
is rigidly driven into the hanger, and is of twice the length
and size of those attached to the type-bar. The wearing
point is thus much more extended, with the result that
the alignment is rendered more lasting. The mechanism
of the machine is very simple, there being only some 600
parts therein. The space after a word can be made
simultaneously with the last letter in the word. This feature
is only possessed by the Waverley, some models of the
Blick, and the Brooks. Among other features claimed
for it are the following:—There is an automatic line lock,
preventing letters from being piled up at the end of the
line of writing. The platen can be easily removed, and
the upper carriage with the paper in its place, may also
be easily taken off. An extra wide carriage can be fixed
on the smaller machine. The key levers have uniform
depression and leverage. It feeds paper nine inches wide
and writes a line of seven and a half inches. The exact
printing point is indicated by a pointer, and the ribbon
is easily removed and readily reversed. The platen can
be revolved in any direction, whilst the bell trip may be
adjusted to ring at any desired spot ; all of which features
are now regarded as essential in a first-class machine.
The Waverley Typewriter.
This machine, which was first placed upon the market
in about 1896, was of English invention and manufacture,
having been patented by Messrs. Higgins & Jenkins,
and made at Clapham, London.
The type-bars stood erect, striking down on top of the
platen towards the operator. The inking was effected by
means of a ribbon, and the universal keyboard, with one
shift-key, was employed.
But although employing a shift-key, the method by
which the Waverley machine changed from lower case to
capitals was altogether different to that of any other
typewriter. So far as the type-bars were concerned, a
separate bar was provided for every character used on the
machine, seventy-six in all. On the depression of the
hift-key, the practical effect was to unhook the connecting
wire between the further end of the lever and the type-bar
and hook it on to the connecting wire of the capital type-bar.
The advantage secured by this device was, that it ^was
impossible for the capitals or lower case Jetters to print