History of the Typewriter

—276— to be exposed, which interfered with the free visibility of the writing. The Horton did not have a very extended career, and is now very seldom heard of. Hyndman’s National. An ambitious title given to a very low-priced index machine, which has long since ceased to exist. Imperial Typewriter. Ths machine, of American invention, was submitted to the public early in the ’90’s. It was of the same class of machines as the Smith Premier, Fig. 200. inasmuch as it had a full keyboard, was mkedjwith a ribbon, and the carriage was placed on top of the machine. It does not appear to have had a prolonged career. Index Visible. We have had this machine described to us in the following terms : “ The types are engraved on a wheel, similar to that of the Blick. The wheel is mounted on a hollow post, containing a spring. On the outside of the post is a cord, which, when pulled out, causes the post to revolve to a greater or lesser extent, and in revolving, the post, of course, carries the wheel with it, so that by pulling the end of the cord into such a position that it reaches any letter on the index-plate the corresponding type faces the printing point. The paper is carried in a platen, which is hinged, and can then be thrown forward into contact with the ink ribbon by depression of a printing key.” This machine is probably the second instrument produced by the makers of the Commercial Visible type- writer, and referred to in our account of that machine.