History of the Typewriter

its former position, thus leaving the writing clearly in sight. The ribbon is carried on two instantly removable spools, and is half an inch wide. It may be turned, when exhausted, on one edge. The carriage is also a specially devised one, and is said to be capable of hard wear, and to stand any amount of forcible blows. It is fitted with all modern improvements, and can be readily removed from the machine. The platen also, is easily detachable. The Daugherty is the only type-bar machine having interchangeable type action. Loosen three screws, and the machine is in three parts viz., frame, carriage, and type action. Loosen nine screws, and the machine falls in a heap. There are no slender pivots, no delicate threads, no connecting wires, no lifting of carriage, and in fact, “ no nothing ” likely to be a trouble, and the whole machine consists of but 105 parts. After a few years had elapsed, the Daugherty was taken off the market, and an improved form called the Pittsburg substituted. The Underwood Typewriter. The Underwood machine is manufactured by the Underwood Typewriter Company, of 241, Broadway, New York, at their factory in Hartford, Conn., U.S.A., and the President of the Company, as well as of the firm of John Underwood & Company, of New York, the world-renowned manufacturers of typewriter supplies, is Mr. John T. Underwood. This machine first made its appearance on the American market about twelve years ago, where it at once created the greatest interest, for it held the unique distinction of being a visible writer in which were embodied all the advantages of the blind machines as well as some peculiarly its own, and it is this distinction which Ikis won for it the foremost place it occupies to-day. It was introduced to this country in June, 1905, and has met with the same cordial reception. So far as the general appearance of the Underwood goes, it will be noticed that there is very little to distinguish it, at first sight, from the ordinary single keyboard machine, and the universal order of the letters is followed. The shift-key acts in the usual way on the left of the keyboard as a sliift-and-return key, and on the right can be converted into a shift-and-lock key, if required, which lock is instantly released by touching the left-hand shift-key. The carriage is on top, but does not lift up, as the types strike upward