History of the Typewriter

—220— Fig. 15c. and down ” before their eyes. A consideration for the eyes of the operator has always been regarded by us as important, and we are glad to see it considered in the No. 10 Smith Premier. One of the first of the present class of machine which came to this country was purchased by us, but disposed of almost as soon as bought for the very reason that its open front caused the moving typebar to weary the eyes beyond endurance. With regard to the escapement, so well is this adjusted that it is stated that the release is made by all the types when within only one-tenth of an inch from the printing surface on the platen, thereby reducing the time from the release to the type-contact to such an extent that the piling up of letters is a mechanical impossibility. Another novelty, and great convenience, is the fact that the marginal, column finder, and tabulator stops are mounted on a swinging frame at the rear of the machine, but this frame can be brought into position above the carriage where the stops can be easily set without the necessity of the operator rising from his seat. This is a great advantage. On the machine on which we write these lines, it becomes necessary either to stand up, or turn the machine entirely round, in order to effect these operations. As in the case of the Remington, and also in the No. 15 Yost, as we shall see hereafter, the tabulator, or, as it is termed in the present machine, the “ Column Finder,” is so made that any desired column may be reached by the depression of the proper key, and the' rack bar is reversible, so that more than one set of stops may be used. ..The keys for carrying out various additional operations