History of the Typewriter

—268— along the guide rails, and so permits of writing in books, and so on. The third part is a stationary base, with a movable]^platen, and when the writing mechanism is attached to this, the platen travels. It is, therefore, a book-typewriter as well as an ordinary commercial in- strument. The mechanism appears, from the descriptions we have seen, to be very complex, but undoubtedly, were such an instrument ever brought to such perfection and popularity as might be, then it would represent almost the last word in typewriter advance. The keyboard part is worked with a single shift, inked by a ribbon, and the type-bars stand erect, and strike down away from the operator, as in the case of the Bar-Lock. Eagle Typewriter. A very neat and entirely work- able little machine, working by means of a double shift, and inked by a ribbon. The types were arranged on Fig. 19.'. the periphery of a segment of a truss-wheel, very similar to that of the Keystone. The property in the machine passed to an American company, a representative of which was in London in the early part of the 1900’s, endeavouring to interest the English market. The Eclipse. This machine had an unfortunate name and career, since it has itself been totally eclipsed. It used a ribbon, and the types were mounted at the encl of bars striking down towards the operator. There were