History of the Typewriter

—245— Investment Trust in the middle of 1895. It was then remodeled, made in a superior manner, and offered for sale at forty-five shillings under the name of the Globe. In this instance the types extend to seventy-two characters, including capital and lower case signs, figures, punctuation marks, etc., and are cast upon a thick slip of rubber, and are mounted in an upright position on an Fig. 175. arc the position of which is shifted by means of an index. When the index is brought over the letter it is desired to print, a printing key is depressed. In the brass arc carrying the type slip are a series of small holes, corresponding in position with the letters on the rubber. When the printing key is depressed a pin enters the proper hole, and locking the type against side play, secures each letter printing in its proper place. Simultaneously with this a small hammer presses against the inside of the rubber and so forces the character, which stands in prominent relief, through a slot in a brass guide plate, and so causes it to imprint against the paper. The escapement is similar to that of the Blickensderfer. The Globe with practice will yield thirty or forty words per minute. Coffman. This was a very cheap instrument emana- ting from St. Louis, Mo., U.S.A., and the price $5 (say £1 is.) will about represent its value. The type were cast on a strip of rubber, the selection and printing of any character being effected by means of a pointer. Its dimen- sions were 9J ins. long, 2 ins. wide, 24 ins. high, and its weight was less than 20 ounces. The Columbia. This ingenious machine paved the way for the more ambitious effort of its inventor, Mr.