History of the Typewriter

— 142 — of a laterally moving wheel by means of type-levers will appear to be a severe problem to master. Even if this point is got over, the impact of paper and type remains to be accomplished. Simultaneously with this, the spacing must be made and the ribbon fed. It has already been pointed out what difficulties the makers of the first machines had to meet and surmount. It will not be saying one word of disparagement to them to say that their labours were simple in comparison to the task which Mr. Hammond took in hand. The earlier forms of the Hammond which were placed on the market presented a very different appearance to Fig. 113 those which are now to be found. At the rear of the keyboard the whole of the space occupied by the levers .vas covered in, and the turret-like structure containing the typewheel and its works was also inclosed. We present an illustration of one of these old Hammonds. Graceful as it was then, its appearance has been highly improved, by the omission of the shields, and by way of comparison we also illustrate a Hammond in the second stage of its career. ► j