History of the Typewriter

—270— circle, which was mounted at the right hand of a revolving bar, the revolutions of which were governed by the depression of the keys, and the extent of movement differing, of course, according to the particular key struck. The ribbon was carried on two spools, fixed to the outer right side of the framework, and practically described a movement of three sides of a square, in its travel. If our information is right, when the selected letter was brought opposite the printing point, the act of printing was effected by the carriage carrying the paper, being thrown forward towards the type-wheel. Excelsior. This machine was manufactured by a company called the Excelsior Script and Type Writing Machine Co., the head offices at which were at San Francisco. It did not, however, have a very prolonged career, but soon passed away. The great feature which it presented was that it was capable of executing work in both ordinary type as well as in fac simile longhand characters. The makers offered to produce, in connection with the machine, a fount of type the exact counterpart of the purchaser’s own hand-writing, the connections between the various letters being so perfectly made, as not to show where one ended and the next commenced. Possibly the lack of success which it met with was on account of this feature, for very few hand-writings are worthy of this honour ! Favorite. The German title given to the Armstrong. Fisher, L. G. This gentleman, for many years with the Oliver Typewriter Co., was stated in 1904 to have perfected a machine which followed closely on the Oliver lines, but instead of using a double shift, adopted the Remington keyboard of four key-banks and a capital shift-key only. Although a Philadelphia capitalist secured an option thereon, and undertook to get the machine before the public at an early date, we have not heard that this promise was carried out. Fountain. This machine was of a type-wheel, ribbon-writing variety, using twenty-eight keys and two shifts. It does not appear to have endured. Fay-Sholes Typewriter. The following details were quoted by Office Appliances, in reporting a judgment of Chief Justice Fuller of the Supreme Court of the United States, and will enable the reader to understand the reasons for the change of nam.e in connection with this machine.