History of the Typewriter

— 167 — may not need to be readjusted for a whole day, or, perhaps a week, the necessity to change it depending entirely upon the size of the book and the progress of the operator. After the Elliott & Hatch machine had continued in use for some time, 3. new machine, called. tli6 Fisher was sub- mitted. This machine as will be seen by the illustration, resembled a. Bar-Lock turned upside down, with the key- board put on top. This, also, worked by means of a. shift key and ribbon, but owing to the open front, the writing was at all times visible. 1 he power of this machine was very greatly in excess of that previously mentioned and the result was that the two companies soon joined forces, and became known as the Elliott-Fisher Company. With wonderful thoroughness and skill, Mr. Robert J. Fisher, says a writer, brought to perfection his book